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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 did Mrs. Marmaladov expect to be at the funeral?
(a) The Russian president
(b) Most of the important residents of her building
(c) A prince
(d) Mr. Marmaladov's brother

2. Who comes to visit Raskolnikov in his room?
(a) His sister
(b) Luzhin
(c) Mrs. Marmaladov
(d) His mother

3. Where does Sonia stay?
(a) At the train station
(b) In the prison camp
(c) In a nearby city
(d) A nearby village

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

5. Why does Raskolnikov threaten to kill Svidrigaylov?
(a) He is worried he won't give him the money he promised
(b) He is woried he will blackmail Dunya
(c) He is worried he is after Sonia
(d) He is worried he will go to the police

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person Mrs. Marmaladov talks to at the funeral dinner?

2. How long has Raskolnikov served so far in prison?

3. What does Razumkhin ask his friend?

4. What does Raskolnikov realize when Sonia disappears?

5. What does Raskolnikev remember Sonia telling him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luzhin use his wealth?

2. How does Raskolnikov finally find salvation?

3. What do you think chapter two means in context of the novel?

4. What effect does Raskolnikov's decision to confess have on his mental state.

5. In what way does Raskolnikov's confession sound different to what he had earlier claimed to think?

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

7. In what ways are Svidrigaylov and Raskolnikov similar?

8. What do you think Dunya represented to Svidgaylov?

9. What effect does Svidrigaylov death have on Raskolnikov?

10. How do you think not confessing to the murder will affect Raskolnikov?

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