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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Zverkov say he would do if the peasants in his countries protested?
(a) Listen to their concerns.
(b) Have them flogged.
(c) Change the rules.
(d) Give up his post.

3. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?
(a) 75 copecks.
(b) 25 copecks.
(c) 100 copecks.
(d) 50 copecks.

4. During Part 1, Chapter 6, the writer discusses what he would have done if he had a career. What is it that the writer would have liked to do?
(a) Live honorably.
(b) Make everything beautiful.
(c) Rid the world of distastful things.
(d) Be a drunkard.

5. How does the writer describe the feelings of his visitor in Part 2, Chapter 9?
(a) Angry.
(b) In love.
(c) Embarrassed.
(d) Depressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the writer's dreams sometimes cause him to do?

2. What reason does the writer give for his behavior at work?

3. How big does the writer state his rational capacity is compared to his capacity to live?

4. When the writer states that there is something wrong with his liver, why does he refuse to go to a doctor?

5. In what does the writer find pleasure?

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