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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Father Sergius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?
(a) His wife ceases to fight with him to take care of him.
(b) He loses his salary and begins to struggle.
(c) He returns to his hometown.
(d) He and his wife resume fighting.

2. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?
(a) 1,500 rubles a year.
(b) 5,000 rubles a year.
(c) 2,000 rubles a year.
(d) 3,500 rubles a year.

3. What is Stepan Kasatsky's relation with the court of Emperor Nicholas I?
(a) Stepan Kasatsky's father was an outstanding military officer.
(b) Stepan Kasatsky married an admiral's daughter.
(c) Stepan Kasatsky's family was promoted to the nobility by Emperor Nicholas I.
(d) Stepan Kasatsky's mother was daughter of a high-ranking officer.

4. How does Pozdnyshev describe his union with his wife?
(a) A passionate union.
(b) A spiritual union.
(c) A practical, economic union.
(d) A carnal union.

5. What was Ivan Ilych promoted to after three years in his second position?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Provincial director.
(c) Assistant public prosecutor.
(d) Judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Pozdnyshev's wife balk at?

2. How does Tolstoy describe Countess Korotkova?

3. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?

4. Where does Stepan Kasatsky go after Countess Korotkova tells him about her other lover?

5. Why did Pozdnyshev's wife say she was depressed?

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