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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the stage when Karminazov goes to speak?

2. Who does Peter blame for Mary and Captain Lebyatkin's murder?

3. Who kills Kirilov?

4. How many people are in Peter Verkhovensky's secret group of radicals?

5. Where does Stepan Verkhovensky set off for after the fête?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Is the duel between Gaganov and Stavrogin a metaphor for the book? Is the murder of Captain and Mary Lebyatkin a better metaphor? What event in the book is most representative of the book as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

What images or symbols repeat throughout The Possessed? How are images built into symbols, and what symbolic resonance do images acquire? Choose three images, and describe the symbolic associations the obtain throughout the book.

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