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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV Ch. I - V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the General's wife react to his gift to Nastassya Filoppovna?
(a) She was happy.
(b) She didn't care.
(c) She was upset.
(d) She never found out about it.

2. Who does Myshkin try to visit at the Scales hotel?
(a) Varya.
(b) Ganja.
(c) Lebedev.
(d) Koyla.

3. When does Hippolite plan to kill himself?
(a) At sunset.
(b) At noon.
(c) At midnight.
(d) At sunrise.

4. What story does Ganja's father tell?
(a) A story about meeting Ganja's mother.
(b) A story about Ganja's birth under an auspicious sign.
(c) A story about the beginning of a rift with the Yephanchin family.
(d) A story about a glorious victory in battle.

5. What does Aglaya change when she recites from a reading?
(a) The location of a house.
(b) Adjectives describing a book.
(c) Initials on a rosary.
(d) The name of a character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rogozhin's mother do to Myshkin?

2. What does Ganja's father throw out a window in the story?

3. What does Nastassya ask Myshkin?

4. What is Myshkin's explanation for why Nastassya left Rogozhin?

5. Who does the General suggest should marry Nastassya Filippovna?

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