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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. What story does Ganja's father tell?
(a) A story about a glorious victory in battle.
(b) A story about Ganja's birth under an auspicious sign.
(c) A story about meeting Ganja's mother.
(d) A story about the beginning of a rift with the Yephanchin family.

2. What does Ferdyshchenko suggest making Myshkin do, as punishment for poor behavior?
(a) Play the piano.
(b) Dance for the group.
(c) Play charades.
(d) Sing a song.

3. How did the General's wife react to his gift to Nastassya Filoppovna?
(a) She was upset.
(b) She didn't care.
(c) She was happy.
(d) She never found out about it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Myshkin away from St. Petersburg?

2. Where does Rogozhin invite Prince Myshkin?

3. Who does the General find a picture of?

4. What does Madam Yephanchin think her husband is doing behind her back?

5. What do Ganja and his family argue about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rogozhin become estranged from his father?

2. What does Myshkin predict about Rogozhin and Nastassya Filippovna?

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

4. What does Nastassya ask Myshkin, after hearing the stories of the men at the party?

5. How does the General treat Prince Myshkin?

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

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

8. How does Nastassya react to Rogozhin's offer of a present?

9. What reason does Yephanchin say he has to be guilty over someone's death?

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

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