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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 political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-Turkish.
(b) Anti-Russian.
(c) Pro-independence.
(d) Pro-Russian.

2. Who does Pozdnyshev tell his story to?
(a) Passers-by.
(b) A judge and jury.
(c) His cell-mate.
(d) His seat-mate.

3. What inspired the jealousy rage in Pozdnyshev?
(a) Catching his wife and Trukhachevsky in the act.
(b) A business trip.
(c) He read his wife's letters.
(d) One of Trukhachevsky's enemies told him about Trukhachevsky's affair with his wife.

4. What does Murad ask for when he has reached his destination?
(a) Money.
(b) A prisoner exchange.
(c) Immediate action.
(d) Citizenship.

5. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?
(a) She tells him he is foolish.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She refuses him.
(d) She pleads with him to let her marry Lukashka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mukhorty covered with when he stumbles in a ditch?

2. What does Murad ultimately plan to do?

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

4. Who is Vasili Andreevich?

5. When do the travelers finally decide to stop?

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