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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapter 7, Stepan Verkhovensky's Last Pilgrimage and Chapter 8, Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shatov ask Kirilov for after he discovers that his wife is pregnant?
(a) He asks Kirilov to raise the child.
(b) Help leaving town.
(c) Money for a midwife.
(d) Money for a divorce.

2. What does Stepan Verkhovensky find in his wanderings?
(a) A good woman's love.
(b) Honest peasants.
(c) God.
(d) Alcoholism and despair.

3. What have Liputin and Fedka been doing at the Spigulin factory?
(a) Managing the workers.
(b) Fomenting discontent.
(c) Working.
(d) Streamlining the work flow.

4. What does Stepan Verkhovensky have to work up his courage to do?
(a) Flee to Germany.
(b) Visit Lembke to find out why he is being searched.
(c) Publish his radical tract.
(d) Ask Mrs. Stavrogin to marry him.

5. What is Verkhovensky ashamed of?
(a) He is ashamed of being asked to marry Dasha to hide her past.
(b) He is ashamed of Dasha's ignorance and lack of good sense.
(c) He is ashamed of his students' mediocre performance at university.
(d) He is ashamed of Mrs. Stavrogin's control over his liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nicholas Stavrogin react to his demotion?

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

3. What does Stepan ask Liputin about at their meeting?

4. Who is Liputin?

5. What accusation does Mrs. Stavrogin make of Stepan Verkhovensky?

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