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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5, The Wise Serpent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stavrogin want to find out at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) She wants to know when her son is coming back home.
(b) She wants to know who she can borrow money from.
(c) She wants to know what Shatov knows about Lebyatkin.
(d) She wants to know whether her son's name has been sullied.

2. In what way do Virginsky and Shatov resemble one another?
(a) They are both conseratives.
(b) They are both artists.
(c) They are both young.
(d) They are both liberals.

3. What does Stepan think about marriage?
(a) He thinks it is every man's duty.
(b) He misses being married.
(c) He thinks it will corrupt him.
(d) He thinks it is an outdated institution.

4. Who is Liputin?
(a) A local banker.
(b) A liberal official.
(c) A student of Verkhovensky's.
(d) Mrs. Stavrogin's son's friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on his way to visit at the end of the second chapter?

2. How does Nicholas Stavrogin react to his demotion?

3. What is Verkhovensky's status in Moscow and St. Petersburg society?

4. Who throws Stepan Verkhovensky out of the conversation?

5. What venture does Lisa approach Shatov for help with?

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