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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house does Myshkin go to when he first arrives back in St. Petersburg?
(a) Ganja's house.
(b) Lebedev's house.
(c) Rogozhin's house.
(d) The Yephanchins' house.

2. Where does Myshkin go to claim his inheritance?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Belgrade.
(d) Moscow.

3. How does Myshkin react when Ganja calls him an idiot?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Unconcernedly.
(c) Happily.
(d) Sadly.

4. Where does Rogozhin suggest that Myshkin should stay, after the fight with Ganja?
(a) At a hospital.
(b) With the Yephanchins.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) With Rogozhin.

5. What is Myshkin's reaction to Rogozhin's marriage proposal?
(a) Myshkin encourages Nastassya to marry Rogozhin.
(b) Myshkin says he doesn't care if Nastassya marries Rogozhin.
(c) Myshkin also proposes to Nastassya.
(d) Myshkin warns Nastassya against Rogozhin.

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

7. How long is Myshkin away from St. Petersburg?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

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

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

10. What is Totsky's story about?
(a) Blackmailing a priest.
(b) Stealing a woman's affections.
(c) Sending a false letter to a woman's husband.
(d) Seducing an older woman for money.

11. How does Nastassya react to Rogozhin's arrival?
(a) She is bored by him.
(b) She is angry at him and avoids him.
(c) She is pleased with the reaction to him.
(d) She is sad to see him and pouts.

12. Who does Myshkin think is following him?
(a) Rogozhin.
(b) Koyla.
(c) Aglaya.
(d) Nastassya.

13. What is the General's opinion of Rogozhin?
(a) The General doesn't know him.
(b) The General is jealous of him.
(c) The General dislikes him.
(d) The General admires him.

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

15. Who does the General suggest should marry Nastassya Filippovna?
(a) Rogozhin.
(b) Prince Myshkin.
(c) His assistant Ganja.
(d) Totsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aglaya ask Myshkin to read?

2. What happens to Ganja's father while Myshkin is away?

3. Who does Ganja ask Myshkin to deliver a secret letter to?

4. How much money is Myshkin about to inherit?

5. What does Nastassya say about Myshkin after his proposal?

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