English Midterm

Which term most accurately describes Raskolnikov’s relationship to his landlady?

He’s extremely behind on his rent, and he avoids her whenever possible

What strange habit has the last month of relative isolation created in Raskolnikov?

He jabbers to himself

Why does wearing his shabby clothing outside bother him so little?

It is a fitting expression of his contempt for the world

What is it about his hat that concerns him in beginning of the story?

He’s worried it will stand out when he commits his future crime

What does Rodion remark as ironic about the old woman’s apartment?

It’s incredibly clean, which contrasts to her character’s internal dirtiness

How many kopecks to a ruble?

100

What is it about Marmeladov’s condition, when Raskolnikov first meets him

Poverty has driven to near madness

What is Marmeladov’s wife beaten by Mr. Lebeziatnikov?

The family has failed to pay him money for a loan, and she stood up to him after he insulted Sonia’s dignity

Whose idea was it for Sonia to prostitute herself for her family?

Her stepmother’s

Why does Marmeladov confess to pleasure when his wife beats him?

He hates himself and feels it is a most fitting punishment for his weaknesses

What did Raskolnikov do for work, to fund his residence and his studies?

He taught others

Where did Rodion’s mother get money to give her son?

From taking a loan on her yearly pension

Why did Martha Petrovna strike Dunia

Svidrigaliov prepositioned Dunia, and Martha overheard it

Peter Petroivch Luzhin has what negative qualities?

He’s completely self-absorbed, he wants a woman who unquestionably serves him

Pulcheria Raskolnikov’s letter tells her son what alarming news?

Dunia has accepted Luzhin’s proposal for marriage & Dunia and her mother will be in St. Petersburg any day now

What does Raskolnikov think is Dunia’s main reason for marrying Luzhiin?

to assist Rodion in being made Luzhin’s law partner

Who has the better situation, according to Rodion, Dunia or Sonia, and why?

Sonia, because at least she can use some of the wealth she acquires for herself

According to Rodion’s dream, we learn that he used to have

a younger brother

In Raskolnikov’s dream, the horse beaten to death represents

the old woman, aliona

Who does Raskolnikov run across, whose conversation makes him choose to commit the murder the next day

Lizaveta

All of the following are ways Dostoyevsky enables us to believe Raskolnikov is truly about to commit murder, except

His sudden and frequent losses of consciousness

What gives away to Koch and the young man (Pestreka) that Aliona’s house is still occupied by someone?

they observe the latch is fastened on the inside

All of the following are pieces of evidence from the crime, except

a metal wire used for picking the lock

What other connections does Raskolnikov have to his landlady?

He promised to marry her daughter (who later died) and he gave her a 115-ruble IOU note

Why are the policemen suspicious of Raskolnikov?

His stranger manner of malicious staring and overall feverish demeanor and he faints almost precisely when the murder is mentioned

Nastasia’s comment to Raskolnikov, “its the blood” is really a reference to

the sickness of a fever that courses in his veins

Rodion learns that while raving with fever, he mentioned all of the following pieces of evidence in the presence of the police chief Zamiotov, except:

the axe

How is Razumkin able to get Raskolnikov’s landlady to get him a reprieve on both his outstanding rent, and the IOU note?

He uses his way with women to charm her

What moral flaw do we learn belongs to Zametov, from Zosimov?

The chief clerk accepts bribes (he can be bought)

What is the profession of Mikolay, the chief suspect for the murder?

painter

What really frightens Zametov about his conversation with Raskolnikov?

Raskolnikov convincely suggests what he would have done, were he the murder

What event does Raskolnikov witness on Vozensenky Bridge that cements the idea in his mind that he should turn himself in>

he watches a woman attempt to commit suicide by leaping off the bridge

What strange question does Raskolnikov ask the people within the old woman’s apartment, when he returns to it days later?

he wants to know if they remember a pool of blood on the floor

How’s katherine ivanovna’s ilness compounded by her situation at home?

her consumption is made worse by the constant tobacco smoke from other boarders

The strange feelings of inner satisfaction that the narrator describes occurs when?

After one leaves the scene of a sudden accident

How much money did Raskolnikov leave with Katherine to help with Marmeladov’s funeral expenses?

20 rubles

Who sends Polia (Polenka) after Rodion, to get his name and address?

Sonia & Katherine Marmeladov

What thing(s) does Rodion ask Polia (Polenka) to do for him?

to pray for him and to love him

What “bet” does Razumikhin win against Raskolnikov?

that rodion will come to the party

What favor does Razumikhin ask of Zosimov?

to try and deflect the landlady’s attentions from him by flirting with her

Why is Razumikhin so angry at himself, the day after he was drunk?

he attacked Luzhin’s character without knowing Dunia’s true feelings & he let his interest in Dunia show in ways that weren’t appropriate

Pulcheria reveals that even at 15, Raskolnikov was all of the following, except:

predictable

Luzhin requests in his note that in his meeting later with Avdotia, what condition be satisfied?

she must not invite her brother

Who is linked to possible causing Martha Petrovna’s death?

Svidrigailov

The “queer thought” Raskolnikov’s mother expresses to him compares his room to:

a coffin

what is the most significant about the watch Rodion pawned to aliona?

it is the only existing keepsake of his father

What does pulcheria fear most about sonia?

Her possible romantic link with her son

In a socialist perspective, crime is a byproduct of solely of one’s what

Environmental influence

What subject does porfiry bring up in an attempt to verbally trap Raskolnikov

the painters

In defending himself to Raskolnikov, how does svidrigailov explain his actions towards Dunia, despite his married state?

His passion for Dunia was so great, he couldn’t help but make advances

How much money does Svidrigailov offer Dunia, to not marry Luzhin?

10,000 rubles

Svidrigailov refers to a voyage he’s planning soon. Where do we later learn this destination to be?

suicide

How did Martha Petrovna force Svidrigailov to marry her?

she took over and kept documents regarding his debts

What fortuitous circumstance does Svidrigailov’s new residence in Petersburg afford him?

he stumbles upon Sonia and Raskolnikov’s intimate conversation, both unaware of him

All of the following are included among Sonia’s description of Katherine Ivanovna’s mental state, except:

she froths (foams) at the mouth

What item did Sonia “cruelly” (by her own admission) refuse to give Katherine?

a fancy collar

In describing the future of Katherine’s destitute children to Sonia, what does Raskolnikov say will become of little Polia?

she will follow in Sonia’s profession

When Raskolnikov kisses Sonia’s feet, for whom does he attribute the action?

for anyone who suffers

why hasn’t sonia given in to her thoughts of suicide?

she fears for the future of Katherine and her family without her

What gift did Sonia receive from Lizaveta

a bible

What biblical story does Sonia closely identify with

The story of lazarus

What does raskolnikov promise to reveal to sonia the next day

Who killed aliona

What’s Raskolnikov’s real reason for going to see Porfiry the first time at the station?

To find out how much the investigator really knows

All of the following are examples of things that contribute to Raskolnikov’s state of nervousness while being questioned, except:

raskolnikov’s nail biting

Raskolnikov claims to be “on” to one of Porfiry’s tricks. What trick is this

Porfiry starts talking about something irrelevant deliberately to disarm his opponent

Who appears that is a surprise to both Raskolnikov and porfiry

Nikolay

Why does the man who accused Raskolnikov of murder later apologize to him

he observed nikolay’s confession

why does luzhin call himself a fool?

he wishes he’d been more generous to dunia and her family

why does luzhin try so hard to make the younger generation like him?

he’s afraid of nihilists

Under what ostensible purpose does luzhin call sonia to his room

to give her ten rubles & to give her an idea for helping her family (raising a collection)

what is luzhin’s real purpose for calling sonia in?

to frame her for theft

what is the narrator referring to when he remarks about “that special pride of the poor?”

how some proud poor will spend all they have on a certain special occasion, like a funeral