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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