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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. Who accompanies Razumikhin and Raskolnikov to see Porfiry?
(a) Luhzin
(b) Dunya
(c) Raskolnikov's mother
(d) Sonia

2. Who does Raskolnikov set out to find at the beginning of chapter five?
(a) Razumikhin
(b) Luzhin
(c) Dunya
(d) The old lady

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

4. What does Raskolnikov ask his family to do before he leaves?
(a) Forget him
(b) Love him
(c) Cremate him
(d) Forgive him

5. In what month does the story begin?
(a) January
(b) July
(c) June
(d) November

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the room at the beginning of chapter 6?

2. Who does Raskolniov see at the door?

3. Who else does Raskolnikov kill?

4. How long is it since Raskolnikov last saw his mother and sister?

5. What is the name of Dunya's fiance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Raskolnikov arranges to meet Porfiry?

2. What do you think it says about Razumikhin that he is so close to guessing the truth of the murder?

3. In what way is Raskolnikov beginning to question himself and his theories?

4. What does Raskolnikov think of his sister's fiance Luzhin?

5. How do you think the people in Raskolnikov's dream relate to his current situation?

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

7. What do you think the horse symbolizes in Raskolnikov's dream?

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

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

10. Why do you think Dunya chooses her brother over her fiance Luzhin?

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