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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alyosha the Pot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Father Sergius do when he is aware of his lust for Makovkina?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Cut off his finger.
(c) Move to the city.
(d) Move to the country.

2. Who does Eugene Irtenev's mother want him to marry?
(a) Liza Annenskaya.
(b) Stepanida.
(c) Someone with money.
(d) Someone with a title.

3. What offends Alyosha's supervisor?
(a) Alyosha's speech.
(b) Alyosha's cleanliness.
(c) Alyosha's stupidity.
(d) Alyosha's boots.

4. Why was Sergius sent to Siberia?
(a) He followed a woman there.
(b) He was arrested for vagrancy.
(c) He asked to be sent.
(d) He was arrested for treason.

5. What is Alyosha's relation with Ustinja?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He works for her.
(c) They work together.
(d) He gives her money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vasili Andreevich?

2. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?

3. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?

4. Where does Pozdnyshev tell the story of killing his wife?

5. What are Ivan Ilych's symptoms of the illness that kills him?

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