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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. Where does Raskolnokov go at the end of the first chapter?
(a) A swimming pool
(b) Home
(c) A bar
(d) University

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

3. What does Porfiry do when he suspects someone?
(a) He does not follow proper procedure
(b) He does not leave them alone
(c) He contacts their mother
(d) He follows them

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

5. Where does Raskolnikov sleep?
(a) On the floor
(b) In his bed
(c) On his sofa
(d) In an armchair

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looks after Raskolnikov when he becomes feverish?

2. Why does Raskolnikov leave?

3. What does Raskolnikov kill the old lady with?

4. What does Raskolnikov accuse Dunya of doing?

5. Why did Raskolnikov leave his family home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the letter show about Raskolnikov's relationship with his family?

5. In what way does Luzhin's letter put the women in a difficult position?

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

7. What does Sonia symbolize to Raskolnikov?

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

9. How does Dostoevsky create so much drama in the murder scene?

10. Why is Nicolas suspected of the murder?

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