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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 does Nastassya use to retrieve the money?
(a) She uses tongs.
(b) She has a servant get it.
(c) She uses a bowl.
(d) She uses her hands.

2. Who is Prince Myshkin traveling to meet?
(a) Lebedev.
(b) Rogozhin.
(c) Nastassya Flippovna.
(d) Madame Yephanchin.

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

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

5. What is Rogozhin's explanation for why Nastassya left him?
(a) She is trying to make Rogozhin submit to her completely.
(b) She is in love with Myshkin.
(c) She can't forgive what Rogozin has done to her.
(d) She is too stubborn to admit that she loves Rogozhin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Myshkin make when he leaves Rogozhin?

2. How does Lebedev react when Rogozhin tells who he is?

3. How does the party in general react to Rogozhin's arrival?

4. In what country was the hospital located where Prince Myshkin stayed?

5. What does Prince Myshkin smoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ganja's father embarrass him?

2. How does Totsky describe Nastassya's behavior as she grew up?

3. What does Ferdyshchenko describe doing to make sure someone else is blamed for his own theft?

4. How does Madam Yephanchin react to Myshkin going off to collect his inheritance?

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

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

7. What does Myshkin feel when he gets off the train arriving in St. Petersburg?

8. What stories does Myshkin tell Rogozhin about religion?

9. What does Myshkin do, when Ganja apologizes for hitting him?

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

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