This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 5, Before the Fête and Chapter 6, Peter Verkhovensky is Busy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives when Peter has just finished relating the story of Nicholas' devotion to Miss Lebyatkin?
(a) Shatov.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Mrs. Stavrogin.
(d) Mary Lebyatkin.

2. What are Verkhovensky's political views?
(a) He is an informant working with the government to clamp down on dissenters.
(b) He does not let politics interfere with his art.
(c) He is rebellious and frequently in trouble with the law.
(d) He is afraid of the government, but likes to be seen as liberal.

3. What has Peter Verkhovensky been doing in the week since the confrontations at Mrs. Stavrogin's house?
(a) Plotting to kill Stavrogin.
(b) Defending Nicholas Stavrogin's reputation.
(c) Defending Miss Lebyatkin's reputation.
(d) Spreading rumors about what took place there.

4. How many shots does each duelist get to take?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

5. What does Liputin answer Stepan when Stepan asks him questions at their meeting?
(a) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin asked him if he thought Nicholas was mad.
(b) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had tried to arrange for Nicholas to marry Dasha.
(c) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had just been diagnosed with a fatal illness.
(d) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had just paid all her son's gambling debts.