Part VI - Chapter VI Quiz — Crime and Punishment

What does Svidrigailov do with his money and papers before leaving his lodgings?

• He burns all the money and papers in the fireplace
• He takes out all his money and tears up two or three papers
• He locks the money in a safe and mails the papers to a lawyer
• He hides the money under floorboards and shreds the papers

What does Svidrigailov tell Sonia about Raskolnikov's future?

• That Raskolnikov has been offered a prestigious government position
• That Raskolnikov plans to flee Russia by ship within the week
• That Raskolnikov has two alternatives: a bullet in the brain or Siberia
• That Raskolnikov has already been arrested and is awaiting trial

How much money does Svidrigailov leave with his young betrothed?

• Three thousand roubles in government bonds
• Five thousand roubles in a sealed envelope
• Fifteen thousand roubles, presented as a pre-wedding gift
• Ten thousand roubles, deposited with her mother for safekeeping

What appears in Svidrigailov's second dream, set in a flower-filled cottage?

• The ghost of his dead wife Marfa Petrovna, demanding confession
• A fourteen-year-old girl lying in a coffin, who had drowned herself
• Raskolnikov standing over a body, reenacting his crime
• Dunya holding a revolver and pointing it at Svidrigailov's heart

What happens to the five-year-old girl in Svidrigailov's third dream?

• She transforms into Dunya and rejects Svidrigailov's embrace
• She speaks in the voice of Svidrigailov's dead wife Marfa Petrovna
• Her face takes on a depraved, unchildlike expression, grinning shamefully
• She grows wings and flies away, leaving the room filled with light

What is the Adrianople in the chapter?

• A bridge Svidrigailov crosses over the Little Neva at midnight
• A pleasure garden where Svidrigailov settles a dispute between clerks
• A rundown wooden hotel where Svidrigailov spends his last night
• A tavern where Svidrigailov listens to Katia sing gutter songs

What does Svidrigailov mean when he tells the watchman "I am going to foreign parts... to America"?

• He plans to emigrate to New York to start a new life
• He is using a euphemism for suicide—the ultimate one-way journey
• He intends to take a ship departing from St. Petersburg that morning
• He is delirious from fever and speaking incoherently about travel plans

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, what does "perturbation" mean when Svidrigailov's midnight visit "at first caused great perturbation"?

• A state of anxious uneasiness or disturbance
• A feeling of warm hospitality and welcome
• A sense of legal formality and procedure
• A mood of festive celebration and excitement

What does "smirched" mean in the phrase "had smirched that angel purity with unmerited disgrace"?

• Protected and shielded from harm or danger
• Sullied, stained, or made dirty (especially a reputation)
• Celebrated and praised with great enthusiasm
• Examined and studied with careful scholarly attention

What is a "nosegay" as used in Svidrigailov's dream of the flower-filled cottage?

• A type of ornamental garden gate covered in climbing roses
• A decorative window frame carved with floral patterns
• A small bunch of sweet-smelling flowers arranged as a bouquet
• A large greenhouse structure used for growing tropical plants