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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 does Raskolnikov owe money to?
(a) Loan sharks
(b) His landlady
(c) His mother
(d) The government

2. Where did the craftsmen hear Nicolas's confession?
(a) At the police station
(b) In a cave
(c) In a bar
(d) At church

3. Where does the man that follows Sonia wait for her?
(a) Outside Raskolnikov's building
(b) At the old lady's house
(c) Outside her apartment
(d) Outside the police station

4. How much money does Raskolnikov say Svidrigaylov has offered Dunya?
(a) 100 rubles
(b) 10,000 rubles
(c) 5,000 rubles
(d) 3000 rubles

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Raskolnikov fall asleep?

2. Who looks after Raskolnikov when he becomes feverish?

3. Who does Luzhin say gave him the information about Svidrigaylov?

4. What does the craftsmen call Raskolnikov?

5. How did Svidrigaylov's wife die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a magistrate in the context of this book?

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

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

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

5. What does the first chapter say about Raskolnikov's character?

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

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

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

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

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

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