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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 kind of complex is Katerina put under?
(a) The Synchoptic complex.
(b) The Freudian Complex.
(c) The Oedipus Complex.
(d) The Electra Complex.

2. Who does Katerina blame for her mother's death?
(a) Her father.
(b) Herself.
(c) The older man.
(d) Her uncle.

3. What did Emelyanoushka request often from his friend at the pub?
(a) An extra drink.
(b) A story.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) A listening ear.

4. What did Dostoyevsky say made all the difference for people who needed attention like Mr. Prohartchin?
(a) When people respond appropriately.
(b) When they earn that which they seek.
(c) When they express their needs.
(d) When they are ignored.

5. What is the child in 'A Little Hero' experiencing at the beginning of the story?
(a) War.
(b) Puberty.
(c) Fear.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dostoyevsky say ended the childhood of the boy?

2. Where is Schpies from?

3. What is the name of the Rag?

4. What does the Rag say is his deepest desire?

5. What does the Rag say he has never done for money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dostoyevsky end 'A Little Hero'?

2. What is evident about Ivanitch through his letters?

3. What happened when Ivan went into the room of a strange woman?

4. What does Osip say he is dependent on?

5. Why is the woman Yulian is interested in not attainable at the time?

6. Why does Katerina tell Ordynov that she has such bad luck?

7. What did Osip once do for an April Fool's joke?

8. Why did Osip play an April Fool's joke, and what was the cause of it?

9. Why did Ivan go to the theater in 'Another Man's Wife'?

10. Why did the translator warn people against reading too many of Dostoyevsky's works in succession?

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