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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. What happens on Stavrogin's third shot?
(a) Stavrogin kills Gaganov.
(b) Stavrogin shoots into the ground at his feet.
(c) Stavrogin hits Gaganov's second by mistake.
(d) Stavrogin shoots closer to Gaganov, but still shoots in the air.

2. Where were Captain Lebyatin and his sister living when Nicholas met them?
(a) With Peter Verkhovensky.
(b) With Mrs. Stavrogin.
(c) In their family's estate.
(d) On the streets.

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

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(d) He thinks it is an outdated institution.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stepan Verkhovensky's employment?

2. How does Nicholas Stavrogin kill a man?

3. Which topic is on the schedule of events for the fête?

4. Who is Shatov?

5. What weapons do Stavrogin and Gaganov use for the duel?

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