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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. What does Raskolnikov want to tell Sonia?
(a) That he wants to die
(b) That he loves her
(c) That he understands her
(d) That he is a murderer

2. What does Raskolnikov present to the old lady to pawn?
(a) His matress
(b) His cigarette case
(c) His bracelet
(d) His cigarette holder

3. What is Luzhin's profession?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Debt collector
(c) Comedian
(d) Actor

4. Who is waiting for Raskolnikov when he wakes up?
(a) Svidrigaylov
(b) Luzhin
(c) Dunya
(d) Nicolas

5. Why does Luzhin say he wants to marry a poor woman?
(a) She will benefit from his money
(b) Because she will be easier to control
(c) Because he was born poor
(d) Because poor women are more affectionate

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raskolnikov go to see the next morning?

2. What is Zamyotov's position in the police force?

3. What does Porfiry say a murderer cannot run away from?

4. Who has been charged with the murders?

5. What does Raskolnikov find around the women's neck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Dunya and Mrs. Raskolnikov are not so pleasant to Luzhin in chapter 2?

2. Why is Nicolas suspected of the murder?

3. How seriously is Raskelnikov thinking about his unnamed idea?

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

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

6. What does Sonia symbolize to Raskolnikov?

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

8. In way does Raskolnikov show a weak will?

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

10. Why do you think Raskolnikov visits Sonia?

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