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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Myshkin think of the picture of Nastassya Filippovna?
(a) He thinks she looks unpleasant and sad.
(b) He thinks she looks beautiful but tragic.
(c) He thinks she looks unpleasant but happy.
(d) He thinks she looks beautiful and happy.

5. Where does Rogozhin invite Prince Myshkin?
(a) To meet Nastassya Flippovna.
(b) To his father's funeral service.
(c) To a state dinner.
(d) To a formal ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Myshkin threaten to do, after Ganja calls him an idiot?

2. What is Myshkin's reaction to Rogozhin's marriage proposal?

3. What does Aglaya ask Myshkin to do?

4. What does Nastassya do with Rogozhin's money?

5. What does Nastassya use to retrieve the money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aglaya react to Ganja's letter?

2. How does Myshkin respond when Adelaide asks him about falling in love?

3. What does Rogozhin describe as having happened between him and Nastassya before she left him?

4. What happened to the man that Totsky wronged in his story?

5. What does Yephanchin say that he did to make up for his guilty feelings?

6. What happens to Myshkin when Rogozhin tries to kill him?

7. What does Rogozhin and Lebedev's relationship seem to be like during their conversation on the train?

8. Why is Ganja marrying Nastassya?

9. How does Ganja come to blows with Myshkin, and how does Myshkin respond?

10. What stories does Myshkin tell Rogozhin about religion?

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