1. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?
(a) He does not trust doctors.
(b) His illness is imaginary.
(c) Out of spite.
(d) He can not afford it.

2. What does the writer say can be assumed about men who roar like bulls?
(a) They are truly cowards.
(b) They do not abide by the laws of nature.
(c) They are sick.
(d) They earn respect.

3. What does the writer say about the man who groans from a toothache for more than three or four days?
(a) He is eliciting sympathy.
(b) He is weak.
(c) His groans are out of spite.
(d) He is truly in pain.

4. How does the writer describe a man of action?
(a) Normal.
(b) A leader.
(c) A classy member of society.
(d) Extraordinary.

5. How does the writer describe St. Petersburg?
(a) Like hell on earth.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Abstract and premeditated.
(d) A beautiful city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 2, the writer describes the attitudes men have toward their own illness. What does the writer say about his own and others' attitudes toward their illnesses?

2. What does the writer compare a man to when he is consumed with revenge?

3. What does the writer say he would like to become?

4. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?

5. How does the writer regard these feelings about the wall?

(see the answer key)

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