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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 was Nicholas' first impression of Mary Lebyatkin?
(a) He thought she was an angel.
(b) He took no notice of her.
(c) He fell in love with her.
(d) He thought she was corrupt but beautiful.

2. What kind of poem does Liputin read to the crowd?
(a) A pastoral idyll.
(b) An obscene farce.
(c) A call for revolution.
(d) A patriotic ode.

3. What condition does Mrs. Lembke impose on people who want to come to her party?
(a) Guests must volunteer to subvert the rich.
(b) Guests must pledge loyalty to the Czar.
(c) Guests must read a radical essay by Peter Verkhovensky.
(d) Guests must purchase a subscription to her new literary magazine.

4. What event results in an investigation that discovers radical literature?
(a) A cholera outbreak at a factory.
(b) The publication of a radical poem.
(c) A flood in a mine.
(d) An attack on a general's wife.

5. How are the youth of the town behaving at the time of the fête?
(a) They are dutifully enlisting for the military.
(b) They are running wild.
(c) They are collecting money for the poor.
(d) They are wildly enthusiastic about the upcoming elections.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin ask her son when he arrives?

2. Where were Captain Lebyatin and his sister living when Nicholas met them?

3. What would normally happen to youth who behave as these youth are behaving?

4. Why does Nicholas treat Miss Lebyatkin so well?

5. What outrageous act does a local lieutenant commit?

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