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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nicholas' relationship with Dasha, according to Liputin?
(a) Nicholas owed her brother money.
(b) Nicholas seduced her in Moscow.
(c) Nicholas had redeemed her from prison.
(d) Nicholas had fought a duel over her.

2. What is Stepan Verkhovensky's employment?
(a) He tutors Mrs. Stavrogin's son.
(b) He is a local bureaucrat.
(c) He is a social researcher.
(d) He is an elected official.

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(a) He thinks it is an outdated institution.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

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

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

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

7. What do we learn from Stavrogin's confrontation with Shatov?
(a) That Mary Lebyatkin is Stavrogin's sister.
(b) That Mary Lebyatkin is Stavrogin's half-sister.
(c) That Stavrogin is married to Mary Lebyatkin.
(d) That Shatov is married to Lary Lebyatkin.

8. Where did Nicholas meet Captain Lebyatkin?
(a) Minsk.
(b) Novgorod.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

9. Who else arrives in Chapter 5 and takes part in Mrs. Stavrogin's conversation?
(a) Stepan Verkhovensky and Lisa Tushin.
(b) Mary Lebyatkin and Mrs. Drozdov.
(c) Shatov and Liputin.
(d) Peter Verkhovensky and Captain Lebyatkin.

10. Where is The Possessed set?
(a) In Novgorod.
(b) In Moscow.
(c) In St. Petersburg.
(d) In the Russian provinces.

11. What does Stavrogin do when it is his turn to shoot?
(a) Shoots Gaganov in the eye.
(b) Aims for Gaganov's heart but misses.
(c) Hits Gaganov's finger.
(d) Shoots in the air.

12. Who is Virginsky?
(a) A local official.
(b) A professor at the university.
(c) A radical agitator.
(d) A student of Verkhovensky's.

13. What is Verkhovensky's status in Moscow and St. Petersburg society?
(a) He is not respected.
(b) He is regaining his reputation after a scandal.
(c) He is ambitious, but not yet recognized.
(d) He is highly respected.

14. What injury is inflicted during the duel?
(a) No injuries are inflicted.
(b) Gaganov seriously wounds Stavrogin.
(c) Stavrogin is wounded on the finger.
(d) Stavrogin kills Gaganov.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What belief does Kirilov profess to Stavrogin?

2. What was Captain Lebyatkin's relationship with Nicholas Stavrogin in Moscow?

3. Who has been in hiding for the week after the confrontations at Mrs. Stavrogin's?

4. What did Nicholas think of Mary Lebyatkin after he got to know her?

5. Mrs. Lembke bestows her favors in spite of what?

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