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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Part II, Chapter 3 begin?
(a) The day of the duel between Stavrogin and Gaganov.
(b) The day of the uprising.
(c) A week after the confrontation at Mrs. Stavrogin's house.
(d) The day after the duel between Stavrogin and Gaganov.

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

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

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(a) He thinks it is an outdated institution.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

5. Who does Lebyatkin live with?
(a) Mrs. Stavrogin.
(b) Virginsky.
(c) Peter Verkhovensky.
(d) His sister, Shatov and Kirlov.

6. What is Stepan and Peter Verkhovensky's relationship like?
(a) They have been closer ever since Stepah fled to the provinces.
(b) They have been estranged.
(c) They have been in touch as Peter traveled.
(d) They have become mortal enemies.

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

8. Who throws Stepan Verkhovensky out of the conversation?
(a) Peter Verkhovensky.
(b) Nicholas Stavrogin.
(c) Shatov.
(d) Mrs. Stavrogin.

9. What is Nicholas Stavrogin like as a military officer?
(a) He is a brave soldier.
(b) He is a deserter.
(c) He is a respected leader.
(d) He is a bully.

10. What is Stepan Verkhovensky agitated about at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) His father's return.
(b) His son's debts.
(c) Marriage to Dasha.
(d) His wife's pregnancy.

11. What outrageous act does a local lieutenant commit?
(a) He kills himself and his fellow officers.
(b) He seduces a general's wife.
(c) He refuses to go to the Crimea with his regiment.
(d) He bites his general's ear.

12. What is Kirilov's involvement in Stavrogin's plan?
(a) Stavrogin asks Kirilov to distract Gaganov.
(b) Stavrogin asks Kirilov to convey messages to Gaganov's daughter.
(c) Stavrogin asks Kirilov to be his second.
(d) Stavrogin asks Kirilov to plant incriminating evidence.

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

14. What does Nicholas ask his servant to help him do after Peter leaves?
(a) To leave the house without his mother knowing.
(b) To steal money from his mother.
(c) To pay off some of his debts.
(d) To convey his marriage proposal to Mary Lebyatkin.

15. 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 just paid all her son's gambling debts.
(c) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had just been diagnosed with a fatal illness.
(d) He tells Verkhovensky that Mrs. Stavrogin had tried to arrange for Nicholas to marry Dasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stavrogin respond to Kirilov's belief?

2. What imputation does Liputin make about Nicholas Stavrogin in his conversation with Kerkhovensky?

3. How many previous marriages has Stepan Verkhovensky had?

4. In whose house is Peter spreading rumors in the days before the fête?

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

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