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Notes from Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Part I, Chapter I
Part I, Chapters II–IV
Part I, Chapters V–VIII
Part I, Chapters IX–XI
Part II, Chapter I
Part II, Chapter II
Part II, Chapter III
Part II, Chapters IV–V
Part II, Chapter VI–VII
Part II, Chapter VIII
Part II, Chapter IX
Part II, Chapter X
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The Underground Man
Liza
Zverkov
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Part 1, Chapter 1
Part 1, Chapters 2-4
Part 1, Chapters 5-8
Part 1, Chapters 9-11
Part 2, Chapter 1
Part 2, Chapter 2
Part 2, Chapter 3
Part 2, Chapters 4-5
Part 2, Chapter 6-7
Part 2, Chapter 8
Part 2, Chapter 9
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1
of 5
What word best describes the Underground Man's emotional state?
Self-loathing
Confident
Lonely
Melodramatic
2
of 5
In order to feel like he has participated in life, the Underground Man often ___.
Goes to the movies
Visits his parents
Instigates conflicts with others
Attends church
3
of 5
What literary archetype does Liza represent to both the Underground Man and the reader when she first appears?
The anti-hero
The redeemed prostitute
The saboteur
The waif
4
of 5
The Underground Man attributes Zverkov's popularity to what source?
Gifts of nature
His parents' influence
Blackmail
His good-heartedness
5
of 5
What does Liza offer to the Underground Man, which reveals her heroic nature?
Money
Sex
Love
Food
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