Part V - Chapter II Quiz — Crime and Punishment

What motivates Katerina Ivanovna to spend lavishly on the memorial dinner?

• She wants to honor Marmeladov's specific last wish for a proper funeral feast
• She is driven by "poor man's pride" — the compulsion to prove her family is not inferior
• She hopes the dinner will attract a wealthy benefactor to support the family
• She believes an expensive dinner is legally required for the funeral to be valid

How much of Raskolnikov's donation does Katerina Ivanovna spend on the dinner?

• All twenty roubles, leaving nothing for rent or future expenses
• Exactly five roubles, carefully budgeting the rest for the children
• Nearly ten of the twenty roubles, roughly half the total donation
• Fifteen roubles, with the remaining five hidden away for emergencies

Why do the "respectable" lodgers stay away from the memorial dinner?

• They are offended by the poor quality of food and drink being served
• They refuse to attend because Katerina did not send formal written invitations
• They stay away as if by common consent, leaving only the poorest guests to attend
• They are prevented from coming by Amalia Ivanovna, who locks the doors

Why does Katerina Ivanovna seat Raskolnikov at her left hand?

• He is the largest donor to the funeral and she wants to thank him publicly
• He is the one "educated visitor" who is expected to become a university professor
• He arrived first and she rewards punctuality with the seat of honor
• She wants to keep him close so she can ask him for additional money

What garbled anecdote does Amalia Ivanovna tell at the dinner?

• A story about her father the burgomeister chasing thieves through Berlin streets
• A tale about "Karl from the chemist's" who begged a cabman not to kill him
• An account of her mother cooking a feast for forty guests in one evening
• A remembrance of Johann her father walking with both hands in his pockets

What document does Katerina Ivanovna pass around at the dinner to prove her status?

• A letter of recommendation from the governor praising her father's service
• Her marriage certificate showing she married a man of rank and distinction
• Her certificate of honour from school stating her father held the rank of major
• A deed of property ownership proving her family once held a large estate

What finally causes Katerina Ivanovna to physically rush at Amalia Ivanovna?

• Amalia insults Marmeladov's memory by calling him a worthless drunkard
• Amalia begins collecting the silver spoons, suggesting Katerina's family will steal them
• Amalia shouts something about "the yellow ticket," a reference to Sonia's prostitution
• Amalia tears up Katerina's certificate of honour in front of all the guests

Who appears in the doorway at the very end of the chapter?

• Raskolnikov's friend Razumikhin, searching for him after hearing about the dinner
• A police officer summoned by the noise of the quarrel between the women
• Pyotr Petrovitch Luzhin, scanning the party with severe and vigilant eyes
• Porfiry Petrovich, the investigator who has been following Raskolnikov

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In this chapter, what does "consumption" refer to when the narrator says it can affect the intellect?

• Excessive eating and drinking at feasts, leading to poor judgment
• Tuberculosis, a wasting lung disease common in 19th-century Russia
• The act of spending money recklessly on unnecessary luxuries
• Mental exhaustion caused by grief and prolonged emotional stress

What does "yellow ticket" mean in the context of Amalia's insult to Sonia?

• A ticket for the cheapest seats at a theater performance in Petersburg
• An official prostitution registration card issued to women in Tsarist Russia
• A document showing unpaid debts owed to a landlord or merchant
• A certificate of poverty that allowed access to charitable services

What does "vouchsafe" mean when Katerina "did not vouchsafe a reply"?

• To demand or require something with great authority and force
• To grant or give something in a gracious or condescending manner
• To hide or conceal one's true feelings behind a mask of politeness
• To consider or reflect carefully before making any kind of response