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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Myshkin plan to live?
(a) He arranges to buy a house next to Ganja's.
(b) He arranges to stay with Rogozhin permanently.
(c) He arranges to rent Lebedyev's house in Palovsk.
(d) He arranges to live with the Yephanchins.

2. What does General Ivolgin do, after promising to bring Myshkin to see Nastassya?
(a) He gets drunk and misleads Myshkin.
(b) He takes up Myshkin's time with long stories, then falls asleep.
(c) He brings Myshkin down a blind alley and robs him.
(d) He gets Myshkin arrested.

3. Who does the General offer Totsky to marry?
(a) His daughter Aglaya.
(b) His daugher Alexandra.
(c) Nastassya Filippovna.
(d) His daughter Adelaida.

4. Who gets fired in Ferdyshchenko's story?
(a) A servant.
(b) A clerk at a shop.
(c) Ferdyshchenko's brother.
(d) Ferdyshchenko.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some guests at the party criticize Myshkin for?

2. At Madam Yephanchin's gathering, who argues that Burdovsky did not take advantage of Myshkin?

3. Whose death does Yephanchin tell a story about?

4. Who does Madam Yephanchin want to talk to as soon as she sees the photo of Nastassya?

5. Has Nastassya met Ganja's family before her arrival on Myshkin's first night there?

(see the answer key)

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