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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aglaya claim Ganja proved his love for her?
(a) By slapping her across the face.
(b) By burning his own hand.
(c) By offering her all the money he has.
(d) By carving her name in his arm.

2. Where does Aglaya say she comes some mornings at 7 o'clock?
(a) A red newstand by the train station.
(b) An isolated stump in a field.
(c) A small cafe on a street corner.
(d) A green bench in the park.

3. When Myshkin asks about Lebedev's missing money, where does Lebedev tell Myshkin he found the money?
(a) Under his chair.
(b) Beneath the seat of a carriage.
(c) In a pot.
(d) In his wallet.

4. What does Lebedev expect Myshkin to do, now that he knows Lebedev was involved with the scandalous article?
(a) He expects Myshkin to stop being his friend.
(b) He expects Myshkin to kick him out.
(c) He expects Myshkin to sue him.
(d) He expects Myshkin to forgive him.

5. What does Myshkin do while he is waiting for Aglaya on the park bench?
(a) He talks to a stranger.
(b) He reads.
(c) He watches people and makes up stories about them.
(d) He falls asleep.

6. When Nastassya sees Myshkin at the end of Chapter VI, what does she do?
(a) Lay prone on the grass.
(b) Sit down on his lap.
(c) Get down on her knees.
(d) Stand above him on the stairs.

7. What happens to General Ivolgin?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He is hit by a carriage.
(c) He has a stroke.
(d) He falls down stairs.

8. Who comes in Hippolite's dream, when he calls for help?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

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

10. What does Ganja say happened to Burdovsky's real father?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He went to prison.
(c) He died.
(d) He is in an insane asylum.

11. Why does Hippolite realize, after seeing Rogozhin in his room at night, that Rogozhin couldn't have been there?
(a) Rogozhin had passed out in the foyer all night.
(b) Hippolite had barred the door with a wardrobe.
(c) The servants had locked the doors.
(d) Rogozhin was away all night.

12. What does Nastassya ask Myshkin?
(a) Whether he loves her.
(b) When he is leaving.
(c) Whether he is happy.
(d) What he is thinking.

13. What does Myshkin tell General Tephanchin when he asks Myshkin about Nastassya?
(a) Myshkin says Nastassya is kind and misunderstood.
(b) Myshkin says Nastassya is bewilderingly lovely.
(c) Myshkin says Nastassya is insane.
(d) Myshkin says Nastassya no longer interests him.

14. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter VI, what decor from Rogozhin's home does Hippolite talk about?
(a) A rug woven in the design of a cross.
(b) A lamp that shines all night.
(c) A religious painting.
(d) A secret drawer in the dresser.

15. What does Hippolite do when Myshkin tells him to stop reading?
(a) Hippolite reads louder so he is shouting in Myshkin's ear.
(b) Hippolite stops reading.
(c) Hippolite stops reading but starts again a moment later.
(d) Hippolite continues to read, despite Myshkin's plea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the party react when Vera says Hippolite is going to kill himself?

2. How does Ganja feel about HIppolite?

3. What does Myshkin say, when Aglaya asks him to marry her in Part IV, Chapter V?

4. Who does Lebedev think stole his missing money?

5. How does Myshkin react to the idea that someone stole Lebedev's money?

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