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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. How does Marya see herself in relation to Sergey, once she begins to be depressed?
(a) As a mother.
(b) As a nuisance.
(c) As an afterthought.
(d) As a goddess.

2. What causes Marya Alexandrovna's depression?
(a) Her husband's death.
(b) Her father's drunkenness.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Her brother's illness.

3. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?
(a) She pleads with him to let her marry Lukashka.
(b) She tells him he is foolish.
(c) She refuses him.
(d) She agrees.

4. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?
(a) Grebensk Cossacks.
(b) Muslim Tartars.
(c) Russians.
(d) Turks.

5. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?

2. Who is Katya?

3. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?

4. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?

5. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

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