Part III - Chapter IV Quiz — Crime and Punishment

Why does Sonia visit Raskolnikov's apartment in this chapter?

• To return money that Raskolnikov lent to her father before his death
• To invite him to Marmeladov's funeral service and memorial dinner on Katerina Ivanovna's behalf
• To warn him that the police investigator Porfiry is looking for him
• To ask him for additional financial help with the family's mounting debts

What causes Raskolnikov special anxiety when Sonia enters his apartment?

• He fears Sonia will reveal details of his previous night's wandering to his family
• He is worried his mother and sister will recognize Sonia from a previous encounter
• He realizes his mother and sister know of Sonia's reputation through Luzhin's letter
• He is concerned that Sonia will notice the stolen items hidden in his room

What spontaneous remark does Sonia make that deeply moves those present?

• "My father always spoke of you as the kindest man he ever knew"
• "You gave us everything yesterday" — recognizing he donated all his money
• "Katerina Ivanovna says you are the only honest person she has met"
• "I pray for your soul every night since you helped our family"

How does Dunya treat Sonia upon leaving the apartment?

• She ignores Sonia completely, following her mother's lead of cold avoidance
• She presses money into Sonia's hand and whispers words of encouragement
• She gives Sonia an attentive, courteous bow — a gesture of genuine respect
• She scolds her brother for introducing them to a woman of Sonia's reputation

What does the mysterious stranger discover about Sonia's living situation?

• That she lives alone in a large apartment paid for by Katerina Ivanovna
• That she rents a room from the tailor Kapernaumov and he is her next-door neighbor
• That she shares a communal house with several other young women of her profession
• That she is secretly living in Raskolnikov's building on a different floor

What pretext does Raskolnikov use for wanting to visit Porfiry Petrovitch?

• He claims he wants to report suspicious activity he witnessed near the crime scene
• He says he needs legal advice about a dispute with his former landlady
• He claims he needs to recover a ring and his father's silver watch that he pawned with the murdered woman
• He tells Razumikhin he wants to offer testimony about seeing a stranger near the pawnbroker's door

Why does Raskolnikov tease Razumikhin about Dunya on the walk to Porfiry's?

• He genuinely wants to embarrass his friend for romantic entertainment
• He is trying to distract Razumikhin from asking uncomfortable questions about the murder
• He wants them both laughing when they arrive so he appears carefree to Porfiry
• He is angry at Razumikhin for paying attention to his sister without permission

What does Raskolnikov's inner thought "The butterfly flies to the light" reveal?

• His admiration for Sonia's innocent and luminous personality despite her suffering
• His philosophical belief that truth and beauty always triumph over darkness
• His awareness that he is compulsively drawn toward danger by visiting the investigator
• His hope that confession will bring him the spiritual relief he desperately needs

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In this chapter, what does "calumny" mean in the sentence: "He had only just been protesting against Luzhin's calumny"?

• A formal legal accusation filed with the police authorities
• The making of false and defamatory statements about someone; slander
• A personal grudge or vendetta carried out through social channels
• An official warning or notice delivered by letter to a third party

What does "presentiment" mean when Pulcheria Alexandrovna says: "I have a presentiment, Dounia"?

• A firm conclusion reached after careful logical reasoning and evidence
• An intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding; a premonition
• A formal introduction or presentation of one person to another in society
• A deeply held moral conviction based on religious or ethical principles

In context, what does "pomatum" mean when Raskolnikov teases: "I do believe you've got pomatum on your hair!"?

• A type of decorative hat or headband worn by Russian university students
• A perfumed ointment or cream used for styling and grooming hair; pomade
• A yellowish powder made from crushed flowers, used to mask body odor
• A traditional Russian herbal remedy applied to the scalp to prevent baldness