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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Death of Ivan Ilych.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dmitri's relation with Maryanka?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Flirtation.
(c) Competition.
(d) Animosity.

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

3. What is Marya's first reaction to Sergey?
(a) Repulsion.
(b) Fascination.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Indifference.

4. Who is Praskovya Federovna?
(a) Ivan Ilych's sister.
(b) Ivan Ilych's lover.
(c) Ivan Ilych's mother.
(d) Ivan Ilych's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?

2. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?

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

4. Who is Katya?

5. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?

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