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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Ganja give for wanting Myshkin as a friend?
(a) That Myshkin is fun to listen to.
(b) That scoundrels need honest men.
(c) That he wants to keep an eye on Myshkin, who he doesn't trust.
(d) That he needs someone like Myshkin to believe in his goodness.

2. What do Ganja and his family argue about?
(a) Ganja's plans to marry Nastassya.
(b) Ganja's job working for General Yephanchin.
(c) Ganja bringing Myshkin home with him.
(d) Ganja's plans to move to a new home.

3. What is Myshkin's explanation for why Nastassya left Rogozhin?
(a) She is secretly in love with someone else.
(b) She can't abide the idea of marrying anyone.
(c) She can't deal with Rogozhin's paranoia.
(d) She wants more money than Rogozhin can give her.

4. Who invites Myshkin to sit next to them?
(a) Ferdyshchenko.
(b) General Yephanchin.
(c) Nastassya.
(d) Ganja.

5. How does Madame Yephanchin react to Myshkin?
(a) She is annoyed by him.
(b) She distrusts him on sight.
(c) She dislikes him immediately.
(d) She likes him immediately.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ganja do when Madam Yephanchin confronts him about what she suspects her husband is doing behind her back?

3. What is Totsky's story about?

4. Who does Myshkin try to visit at the Scales hotel?

5. What does the story Ferdyshchenko describes involve stealing?

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