Q Dostoevsky Reading Assignment 2 1. Where in Part II does the Underground Man suffer from the problem of social alienation? 2. How does the episode on Nevsky Prospect explore the Underground Man's problem of vanity and ego? 3. Is the Underground Man's long moral speech to Liza in the brothel sincere or not? What reason does he give for making such a speech? 4. What does Liza mean (in the brothel scene) when she says to the Underground Man, "What if it's worse than that?" 5. Where in Part II does Dostoevsky provide an illustration of real human community, even grace?