View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writer say he would like to become?
(a) Banker.
(b) Bird.
(c) Insect.
(d) Politician.

2. Although the writer states that he eventually begins to believe certain things about his illness, how does he feel about it in the beginning?
(a) Normal.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Excited.
(d) He is different because of it.

3. What does the writer feel about men of strong character?
(a) They run the world.
(b) There are very few of them.
(c) They are without limits.
(d) They are limited.

4. As Dostoevsky develops the writer, what does the reader learn about his physical condition?
(a) He is short and thin.
(b) He is fit and well.
(c) He is a large man.
(d) He is sickly.

5. Who does the writer say would not understand the feelings of men about their decisions?
(a) Men of action.
(b) The strong willed.
(c) The weak and weary.
(d) Those who have never been slapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that can stop a vengeful man?

2. What does the writer say all men must accept?

3. What does a sense of revenge do to a man?

4. What type of deeds does the writer admit to committing?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 226 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample