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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the writer want from Liza?
2. How does the writer describe Liza's embrace at the end of the book?
3. How does the writer feel about his schoolmate Zverkov?
4. What are Apollon's wages?
5. Where is Liza from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the characteristics of a romantic, according to the writer.
2. Why is the writer surprised that Liza does not leave after being lied to and yelled at?
3. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer is thinking back to the events of the previous day. He begins thinking about when he lit the room and saw Liza. How does he remember her face?
4. What is Zverkov's reaction to the writer's complaint about not being informed of the change in time for the dinner party?
5. In Part 2, Chapter 6, the writer wakes up to a clock chiming. How does he describe the clock?
6. After the writer has finished his speech to Liza, he turns to leave. Before he goes, she gives him a letter to read. Who was the letter from and what did it say?
7. What does the writer want to do when the others arrive and what does he actually do?
8. In Part 2, Chapter 9, when Liza goes to the writer's apartment, why does he think she becomes embarrassed?
9. In Part 2, Chapter 1, the writer discusses his feelings about his job. What are these feelings?
10. In Part 2, Chapter 8, the writer decides to borrow money from his friend Anton Antonych in order to repay Simonov. Why does Anton Antonych so readily lend the money?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Qhat point do you consider the climax of this story? Support your answer with significant events leading up to this point.
Essay Topic 2
There are striking similarities between the writer and Liza. Discuss these similarities and how they affect the writer. Does the writer feel a connection with Liza and if so, does he accept it?
Essay Topic 3
At the beginning of the book, Dostoevsky states that the narrator is fictional. Do you think he is truly fictional or could he possible represent Dostoevsky? Support your answer with evidence from the book and what you've learned about Dostoevsky personally.
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