10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What does the Underground Man claim humans will do to prove their freedom, even when it harms them?
2. Why does the Underground Man become obsessed with the officer on the Nevsky Prospect?
3. What is the Underground Man's stated purpose in writing this account?
4. How does the Underground Man behave during the dinner at Zverkov's farewell party?
5. What does the Underground Man tell Liza when she visits his apartment?
6. What does the image of the crystal palace represent in the Underground Man's philosophy?
7. How does Liza respond when the Underground Man humiliates her in his apartment?
8. What does the Underground Man's treatment of his servant Apollon reveal about him?
9. What contradiction does the Underground Man identify in his own thinking about the crystal palace?
10. What does Dostoevsky suggest through the gap between what the Underground Man knows about himself and what he does?
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