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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 1, The Fête, Part One and Chapter 2, The End of The Fête.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin ask her son when he arrives?
(a) Whether he is married to Mary Lebyatkin.
(b) Whether he is leaving her all alone.
(c) Whether he has fought a duel.
(d) Whether he has any new gambling debts.

2. How has public opinion shifted on the eve of the fête?
(a) The people are now in favor of change.
(b) The agitators have succeeded in turning the crowds against the government.
(c) The workers are anxious to disrupt the fête.
(d) It is now against Mrs. Lembke.

3. Who does Peter allow into the fête?
(a) Writers and artists.
(b) Radical agitators.
(c) Criminals and prostitutes.
(d) Lower-class people.

4. What kind of speech does Stepan Verkhovensky give?
(a) A defense of high culture.
(b) An attack on materialism.
(c) A justification of revolutionary acts.
(d) A jeremiad against the people themselves.

5. Who is Mrs. Lembke hosting in her salon?
(a) Visiting dignitaries.
(b) The local elite.
(c) The local youth.
(d) Local writers and artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will be speaking at Mrs. Lembke's fête?

2. What was Nicholas' first impression of Mary Lebyatkin?

3. What outrageous act does a local lieutenant commit?

4. What kind of poem does Liputin read to the crowd?

5. Mrs. Lembke bestows her favors in spite of what?

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