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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapters XI-XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Prince Myshkin traveling to meet?
(a) Rogozhin.
(b) Nastassya Flippovna.
(c) Lebedev.
(d) Madame Yephanchin.

2. Whose death does Yephanchin tell a story about?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His landlady.
(d) His schoolteacher.

3. Who is at the door at Ganja's home, when Myshkin answers it?
(a) Aglaya.
(b) Nastassya Flippovna.
(c) Madam Yephanchin.
(d) General Yephanchin.

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

5. What gift did the General buy Nastassya Filoppovna?
(a) Pearl earrings.
(b) A ruby ring.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A saphire bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did General Yephanchin make his reputation and fortune?

2. How does Madame Yephanchin react to Myshkin?

3. What does Rogozhin give to Nastassya?

4. What is Totsky's story about?

5. At the beginning of the first chapter, where are the men in the train traveling to?

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