Part V - Chapter V Quiz — Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Comprehension Quiz: Part V - Chapter V
Who comes to Sonia's room to report that Katerina Ivanovna has gone mad?
- Razumikhin
- Lebeziatnikov
- Svidrigailov
- Porfiry
What does Katerina Ivanovna plan to do with her children in the streets?
- Send them to an orphanage
- Have them sing and dance for money
- Leave them with Sonia
- Take them to the police station
What French song does Katerina Ivanovna teach her children to sing?
- La Marseillaise
- Frere Jacques
- Cinq sous
- Au clair de la lune
What does Raskolnikov tell Dunya about Razumikhin during their farewell?
- That Razumikhin has betrayed him to the police
- That Razumikhin is competent, honest, and capable of real love
- That Razumikhin should leave Petersburg immediately
- That Razumikhin owes him money
What causes the blood on the pavement when Katerina Ivanovna collapses?
- She cut herself on a stone
- A hemorrhage from her consumptive lungs
- She was struck by the policeman
- She fell on broken glass
Where does Svidrigailov reveal he has been lodging?
- In Raskolnikov's building
- At Madame Resslich's, on the other side of the wall from Sonia's room
- At a hotel near the police station
- In Razumikhin's apartment
How much money does Svidrigailov promise to settle on each of Katerina's children?
- 500 roubles
- 1,000 roubles
- 1,500 roubles
- 3,000 roubles
What does Katerina Ivanovna say when a priest is mentioned on her deathbed?
- She begs for the priest to come quickly
- She asks Sonia to pray for her instead
- She says she has no sins and God must forgive her without a priest
- She says she will confess only to Raskolnikov
Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?
In the chapter, Katerina Ivanovna insists her children are from a "genteel" family. What does "genteel" mean?
- Wealthy and powerful
- Polite, refined, and respectable
- Ancient and noble
- Religious and devout
Raskolnikov is described as looking at Dunya "vacantly." What does "vacantly" mean?
- Angrily and with hostility
- Blankly, showing no interest or awareness
- With deep affection
- Suspiciously and with distrust
Raskolnikov asks Svidrigailov about his "motive for such benevolence." What does "benevolence" mean?
- Cruelty and spite
- Indifference and apathy
- Well-meaning kindness and generosity
- Cunning manipulation
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