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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kreutzer Sonata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dmitri dream about on his way to the Caucasus?
(a) Freedom from persecution.
(b) A life of ease.
(c) A heroic future.
(d) Escape from prison.

2. How does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?
(a) Indifferent to each other.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Head over heels in love.
(d) Respectful and moderately affectionate.

3. How does Tolstoy describe conjugal relations with Eugene Irtenev and his wife?
(a) Painful.
(b) Humiliating.
(c) Dutiful.
(d) Passionate.

4. How does Tolstoy say Liza Annenskaya acts on her jealousy?
(a) She has affairs of her own.
(b) She flies into rages.
(c) She becomes depressed.
(d) She controls it.

5. How does Tolstoy describe Ivan Ilych's wife's temperament?
(a) Shrewd and attentive.
(b) Catatonic and silent.
(c) Unreasonable and dissatisfied.
(d) Hard-working and content.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?

2. How often does Eugene Irtenev meet Stepanida?

3. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?

4. Who does Eugene Irtenev's mother want him to marry?

5. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

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