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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Peter leave Virginsky's house to meet?

2. Who kills Kirilov?

3. Why was it a mistake to charge a high price for the fête?

4. What happens to the swine in the story from Luke?

5. What had some poor people done to prepare for the fête?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of violence are depicted in The Possessed? Are there different rules and expectations for each kind of violence? Are some kinds of violence more effective in resolving problems than others? Is violence ever a useful tool in The Possessed, or is it always merely destructive?

Essay Topic 2

What is the moral of The Possessed? Is conversion to Christianity a real solution to the problems the book presents? Is there a difference between the social problems the book presents us with and the problems of individual morality that the characters face?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of literature in The Possessed? What kinds of literature are there, and what do characters expect from writers and from novels and from tracts? What effect do writers and literature have on society?

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