Part VI - Chapter VII Quiz — Crime and Punishment

Why does Raskolnikov visit his mother at the beginning of Part VI, Chapter VII?

• He needs to borrow money to flee St. Petersburg before arrest
• He wants to say farewell before confessing his crime to the police
• Razumihin asked him to check on Pulcheria Alexandrovna's health
• He hopes his mother can persuade Dounia to forgive him for his behavior

What does Pulcheria Alexandrovna enthusiastically discuss with Raskolnikov during his visit?

• Dounia's upcoming wedding plans and Razumihin's character
• His published article in a magazine, which she has read three times
• A letter she received from relatives offering financial help
• Her concerns about suspicious police visitors asking about him

How does Raskolnikov's mother describe her feeling about approaching danger?

• "I dreamed of a black bird at the window and woke screaming"
• "Dounia warned me something was wrong, but I refused to listen"
• "I felt all the morning as though I were going to be hanged"
• "I read in the newspaper about arrests and immediately thought of you"

Why does Raskolnikov reject suicide after walking by the Neva River?

• He is afraid of the cold water and physical pain of drowning
• Sonya appears and convinces him to choose life and confession instead
• He rejects it out of pride, reasoning that strength means facing disgrace
• He receives a message from Porfiry offering him a reduced sentence

How does Raskolnikov characterize the pawnbroker in his argument with Dounia?

• A tragic victim of poverty who deserved compassion, not violence
• A clever businesswoman who outwitted him and caused his downfall
• A "vile noxious insect" who was sucking the life out of poor people
• A symbol of the corrupt tsarist system that oppresses all Russians

What does Raskolnikov argue about men who shed blood throughout history?

• They always face divine punishment and die in disgrace eventually
• They are crowned in the Capitol and called benefactors of mankind
• They are remembered as villains by all future generations of humanity
• They succeed only when they act for purely selfless moral reasons

What object does Raskolnikov give Dounia before they part?

• His published article torn from the magazine as a keepsake
• A letter addressed to the police containing his written confession
• A watercolor portrait of his dead betrothed, his landlady's daughter
• The cross that Sonya had given him earlier as a religious symbol

What does Raskolnikov think as he walks away from Dounia at the end of the chapter?

• He feels relief that the burden of secrecy is finally lifted from him
• He plans his escape route and considers fleeing to America instead
• He wonders if twenty years of bondage will crush him and make him a broken man
• He decides that Porfiry was right all along and resolves to find him first

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the sentence "Aren't you half expiating your crime by facing the suffering?" what does "expiating" mean?

• Explaining or justifying through rational argument
• Making amends or atoning for guilt through suffering
• Escaping or evading the consequences of wrongdoing
• Exaggerating or overstating the severity of an offense

When Raskolnikov calls the pawnbroker a "noxious insect," what does "noxious" mean?

• Shy and withdrawn, avoiding social contact
• Physically large and intimidating in appearance
• Harmful, injurious, or poisonous to others
• Extremely wealthy and exploitative of the poor

Pulcheria Alexandrovna says her "mother's heart had a foreboding of trouble." What is a "foreboding"?

• A clear memory of past events that resurfaces unexpectedly
• A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen
• A firm prohibition against discussing unpleasant subjects
• A logical deduction based on evidence and careful reasoning