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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 reason does Svidrigaylov give for observing Raskolnikov?
(a) Boredom
(b) Hate
(c) Love
(d) Loneliness

2. Who does Razumikin say he discusses the murder with?
(a) Dunya
(b) Porfiry
(c) Svidrigaylov
(d) Luzhin

3. When does Raskolnikev come to visit Sonia?
(a) Midday
(b) At sunset
(c) Midnight
(d) At teatime

4. How much money does Svidrigaylov give his teenage bride?
(a) 10,000 rubles
(b) 15,000 rubles
(c) 5,000 rubles
(d) 1,000 rubles

5. What does Raskolnikov dream about?
(a) Murdering his mother
(b) Himself as a child
(c) Marrying Sonia
(d) A world affected by a virus

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raskolnikov ask his mother?

2. What is Porfiry not satisfied with?

3. Why can Dunya not see Sonia?

4. What has Svidrigaylov already sent Dunya?

5. What country does Svidrigaylov say he is going to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Svidrigaylov's suicide confirm to the reader the complexity of his character?

2. Do you think Raskolnikov has to make a confession?

3. How does Raskolnikov finally find salvation?

4. How does Luzhin use his wealth?

5. In the epilogue how does Dostoevsky distance the reader from Raskolnikov?

6. Do you think Raskolnikov has finally accepted his guilt?

7. How does Dostoevsky still create suspense even as he winds down his story?

8. What does chapter two show about Sonia's upbringing?

9. In what way does Dostoevsky show Dunya to be different to her brother?

10. Why do you think Svidrigaylov holds Dunya in such high regard?

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