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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose presence does Luzhin complain about?
(a) Dunya
(b) Svidrigaylov
(c) Raskolnikov
(d) Razumikhin

2. What crime does Luzhin link to Svidrigaylov?
(a) Murder
(b) Burgulary
(c) Fraud
(d) Manslaughter

3. How did Svidrigaylov's wife die?
(a) The measles
(b) Cancer
(c) A stroke
(d) Consumption

4. Who has been charged with the murders?
(a) Raskolnikov
(b) Nicolas
(c) Razumikhin
(d) Zossimov

5. What does Porfiry say will give itself away in the end?
(a) Human nature
(b) Body language
(c) Human blood
(d) Finger prints

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job does Nicolas have?

2. Who else does Raskolnikov kill?

3. What does Raskolnikov want to tell Sonia?

4. Which of Dunya's traits would of helped Luzhin climb the social ladder?

5. Why did Raskolnikov leave his family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Razumikhin is infatuated with Dunya?

2. Why is chapter six such an important scene in the novel?

3. Why do you think Raskolnikov leaves the room so abruptly in chapter three?

4. In what way does Porfiry suggest Raskolnikov has made a mistake?

5. In way does Raskolnikov show a weak will?

6. In way can the reader sympathize with Raskolnikov?

7. What influence do you think Sonia and Porfiry are having on Raskolnikov?

8. What do you think Raskolnikov's dream means at the beginning of this chapter?

9. What do you think Raskolnikov's dream in this chapter represents?

10. How does Raskolnikov feel after the murder?

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