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Chapter 1While reading 1 Puttheeventsintherightorder,numbered

1–8. a c Raskolnikoffgivesawaysomemoney. b c Raskolnikoffreceivesaletterfromhis

mother. c c NastasiabringsRaskolnikoffabowlof

soup. d c Raskolnikoffhidesbehindadoor. e c Elizabethreturnshome. f c Raskolnikofffindsahatchet. g c Raskolnikoffpawnshiswatch. h c MarmeladoffspeakstoRaskolnikoffin

thetavern.2 Choosethebestanswertoeachofthe

questions.Whenyouhavefinished,compareyouranswerswiththoseofanotherstudent.

a WhyhadRaskolnikoffgivenuphisuniversitystudies?…..

1) Becausehewasbored. 2) Becausehehadbeenthevictimofacrime. 3) Becausehewassufferingfromdepression. b HowdidRaskolnikofffeelaboutAlena

Ivanovnathefirsttimehesawher?….. 1) Hewasafraidofher. 2) Hewasdisgustedbyher. 3) Hewasenviousofher. c HowdidRaskolnikoffusetoearnmoney?

….. 1) Heusedtoteach. 2) Heusedtodotranslations. 3) Heusedtobearobber. d Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes

Raskolnikoff ’sopinionofhissister?….. 1) Hethinkssheisgreedyandselfish. 2) Hethinkssheisweakandfoolish. 3) Hethinkssheisstrongandintelligent.

Chapter 23 Arethestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)?

Correctthefalsestatements. a Raskolnikoffhidesthepurseand

jewelleryintheriver. c ……………………………………………… b RazoumikhinofferstogiveRaskolnikoff

money. c ………………………………………………

c AfterLooshin’svisit,RaskolnikoffgoesbacktoMarmeladoff ’shome. c

……………………………………………… d AfterMarmeladoff ’sdeath,Raskolnikoff

feelsevenmorepessimisticaboutlife. c ………………………………………………4 Matchthenameofacharacter(A)withan

appropriatedescription(B).Compareyouranswerswithanotherstudent.

A Ba AlenaIvanovna 1 isdepressedand

confused.b Dounia 2 isakindlyofficial.c Looshin 3 isfarricherthanshe

looks.d Marmeladoff 4 hasapositiveoutlook

onlife.e Nicodemus

Thomich5 isweakand

untrustworthy.f Raskolnikoff 6 isself-confidentand

condescending.g Razoumikhin 7 isstrictandstrong-

willed.

Chapter 35 Whoisspeaking?Towhomaretheyspeaking?

Whataretheytalkingabout? a ‘Youmustn’tworryaboutRodion.’ ……………………………………………… b ‘Wefindourselvesinadifficultsituation.’ ……………………………………………… c ‘Igavealmostallthemoneyyousentmeto

thewidowtopayforthefuneral.’ ……………………………………………… d ‘IfI’minjuringanyone,it’sonlymyself–I’m

notguiltyofmurder.’ ……………………………………………… e ‘That’showthingsshouldbe.’ ………………………………………………6 AretheseRaskolnikoff ’sopinions?Write

yesorno. a Allordinarymenmustobeythelaw. ….. b Extraordinarymenshouldbreakthe

lawatalltimes. …..

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c Allgreatrulershavebrokenthelawatsometimeintheirlives. …..

d Extraordinarymenhavetherighttocommitcrimesiftheythinkitwillbenefitmankind. …..

e Extraordinarymenshouldnotpitytheirvictims. …..

Chapter 47 Putthewordsintherightordertomake

sentences. a arounddeathdoflyinghadherIrumours

sillysomethingthattheretowerewith………………………………………………………………………………………………

b aboutbecausecompletelyconcernseverydayghosthaven’therherIlostmespeaksto………………………………………………………………………………………………

c findguiltyI’mmurderofoutthatthinkwhatwhenwillyouyou…………………………..………………………………………………

d anandbrotherbutDouniaforgetforgiveIcan’tI’minsultedmeoffenceorsorrysuchyour…………………………………………………………………………………………

8 Completethefollowingsentenceswiththenameofacharacterfromthebox.Youmayneedtousesomeofthenamesmorethanonce.

Dounia Looshin RaskolnikoffRazoumikhin Svidrigaïloff

a ……………getsangrywhenpeoplesaybadthingsaboutDounia.

b ……………fellinlovewithDouniabecauseshewaskind,generousandintelligent.

c ……………wasveryupsetwhenhefoundthatDounia’sbrotherwasattheirmeeting.

d Raskolnikoff ’sfamilyareveryimportantto…………….

e ……………wasveryconcernedaboutdoingthingsintheproperway.

f ……………becameangryandthreatenedtothrowLooshindownthestairs.

Chapter 59 Matchthebeginnings(A)andends(B)ofthe

followingsentences.

A Ba Sonialeftthefuneral

earlybecause1 hedidn’tknow

whattosay.b Raskolnikoffwent

toSonia’slodgingsbecause

2 hesawalookofloveinhereyes.

c RaskolnikoffthoughthemighthateSoniauntil

3 hewantedtoconfesshiscrimestoher.

d WhenRaskolnikofffirsttoldSoniaofhiscrimes

4 shegrabbedhercoatandleftthehouse.

e Raskolnikoffrefusedtogotothepolicebecause

5 sheneededtimealonetothinkaboutherfather.

f WhenSonialearnedofCatherine’seviction

6 shethoughtonlyofhispain.

Chapter 610 WhoisspeakingtoRaskolnikoff ?Whatdo

theunderlinedwordsreferto? a ‘I’vecomeforonlyonereason.’

……………………………………………… b ‘It’sthewisestactionforyoutotake.’

……………………………………………… c ‘Itwouldmakemyjobaloteasier.’

……………………………………………… d ‘Sheacceptedthataspartofmynature.’

……………………………………………… e ‘Idon’tunderstanditatall.’

………………………………………………

Epilogue11 Arethestatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)? a Raskolnikoffwasgivenaheavysentence,

partlybecauseofhisconfessionandhisfriends’accountsofhisdepression. c

b SoniahadtobribetheauthoritiestolightenRaskolnikoff ’sworkloadattheprison. c

c Raskolnikoffregrettedconfessingtohiscrimes. c

d TheotherprisonerswereveryfriendlytowardsRaskolnikoff. c

e RaskolnikoffwasfinallysavedbyhisloveforSonia. c

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After reading1 Findandcorrecttheninemistakesinthefollowing

summary. (a)RodionRaskolnikoffhasnomoneysohehas

toabandonhisEnglishstudiesattheuniversity.(b)AftertakinghisgoldwatchtoanoldmoneylendercalledAlenaIvanovna,(c)RaskolnikoffgoestoatavernwherehemeetsLooshin,adrunkardwhosefamilyarelivinginpoverty.(d)Marmeladoff ’ssecondwifeisdeadandhisdaughter,Sonia,hasbeenforcedintoprostitutiontobringsomemoneyintothehouse.(e)RaskolnikoffisdeeplyaffectedbymeetingMarmeladoff ’sfamily,andhedecidestokilltheoldmoneylenderinordertogetmoneytorescuehisbelovedsister,Dounia,fromhavingtomarryawealthybusinessman,PeterLooshin.(f )Hekillstheoldwomaninthestreet,butwhileheislookingforhermoney,heryoungersisterreturnsandRaskolnikoffkillsher,too.(g)Afterhidingthestolenmoneyunderarock,RaskolnikofffallsillandislookedafterbyhislandlordRazoumikhin.(h)Razoumikhinbecomesdepressedandhegoesbacktothesceneofthecrimeandalmostdecidestoconfesstothemurders.(i)WhenMarmeladoffiskilledbyacarriage,Raskolnikoffgivesnearlyallthemoneyhestoletothewidowinordertopayforthefuneral.

2 Matchthebeginnings(A)andends(B)ofthesentences.

A B

a RodionRaskolnikoffdisapprovesofhissister

1 introducinghimtothemagistrate,PorphyriusPetrovitch.

b Marmeladoffisresponsibleforhisfamily’spovertybecauseheis

2 killingtheoldmoneylenderandhersister.

c AlenaIvanovnamakesalivingby

3 sellingherbodyonthestreets.

d Razoumikhintriestohelphisfriendby

4 marryingawealthylawyer.

e Soniahelpsherfamilysurviveby

5 drinkingtoomuch.

f Raskolnikoffdoesn’tknowwhattodoafter

6 lendingpeoplemoney.

3 Arethesesentencestrue(T)ornottrue(NT)?a Onseveraloccasions,Raskolnikoffseemsto

puthistrustinfate. c

b RaskolnikoffdislikedAlenaIvanovathefirsttimehesawher. c

c RaskolnikoffandRazoumikhinfallinlovewiththesamewoman. c

d Douniarefusestolistentoherbrother’sadvicebecausesheisinlovewithLooshin. c

e Petrovitchdoesn’tsuspectRaskolnikoffofthecrimeofmurderuntiltheinformantcomestoseehim. c

f SvidrigaïlofftriestokillDouniainajealousrage. c

g Douniarejectsherbrotherwhenshefindsoutabouthiscrimes. c

4 Completetheparagraphwithwordsfromthebox.

angry extraordinary hospital ill murdersphysical prison psychological regret society

Whilehewasin(a)…………,Raskolnikofffellseriously(b)…………andhadtobetransferredtotheprison(c)………….Heremainedinhospitalforalongtime,buthisillnessdidnothaveany(d)…………causes–thecausesofhisillnesswere(e)………….Hewasveryangrywithhimself.Hetoldhimselfthatheshouldnothavecarriedoutthe(f )………….Hisconsciencewasclear,butbecausehisactionshadnotmadeanydifferenceto(g)…………,hefelthehadfailedinhisattempttobean(h)…………man.Hewishedthathecouldfeelsome(i)…………forwhathehaddone,buthecouldnot.Hewassimply(j)…………forhavingfailedtoachieveanythinguseful.

5 Whatisthecorrectanswer,1,2or3?a HowmanycategoriesofmendoesRaskolnikoff

identifyinhisarticle‘Doescrimeexist’?….. 1) One. 2) Two. 3) Three.b What,accordingtoRaskolnikoff,shouldordinary

mendo?….. 1) Theyshouldcommitcrimes. 2) Theyshouldhelpothers. 3) Theyshouldhavechildren.c Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribes

Raskolnikoff ?….. 1) He’sdissatisfied. 2) He’sgregarious. 3) He’smanipulative.