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

2. Who did Lukashka actual kill?
(a) A Russian.
(b) A Tartar.
(c) A Chechen.
(d) A Christian.

3. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?
(a) Consume himself with work.
(b) Devote himself to his wife.
(c) Separate himself from the house.
(d) Begin to drink.

4. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?
(a) Dull routine at a military outpost.
(b) Bloody warfare.
(c) A complex culture.
(d) Coarse locals.

5. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?
(a) For a business deal.
(b) To look for adventure.
(c) To escape from his debts.
(d) To serve the Tsar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sergey Mikhaylych?

2. What is in Novomlinsk?

3. How does Ivan Ilych handle his illness?

4. How old is Marya Alexandrovna?

5. What do Marya's boredom and depression turn into?

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