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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 causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?
(a) Her illness.
(b) Her pregnancy.
(c) His finances.
(d) His affair with a girl in Moscow.

2. Who does Pozdnyshev tell his story to?
(a) His seat-mate.
(b) Passers-by.
(c) A judge and jury.
(d) His cell-mate.

3. Who is Ivan Ilych at the beginning of "The Death of Ivan Ilych"?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A law school graduate.
(c) A bureaucrat.
(d) A doctor.

4. Who is Eugene Irtenev?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A minister.
(c) A printer.
(d) A doctor.

5. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Naïve.
(d) Hopeful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the Russian winter have on Marya?

2. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

3. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?

4. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?

5. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?

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