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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Master and Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?
(a) As a justification for misery.
(b) As a heavy burden.
(c) As a transcendent pleasure.
(d) As a sweet kind of teamwork.

2. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?
(a) When he moves in with her family.
(b) At Beletsky's party.
(c) When she tells him of her engagement to Lukashka.
(d) When he sees her baking bread.

3. Why was Liza Annenskaya confined to bed?
(a) She was having fits.
(b) She tripped crossing a ditch.
(c) She was having complications of her pregnancy.
(d) She was taken ill.

4. How does Pozdnyshev describe his union with his wife?
(a) A carnal union.
(b) A spiritual union.
(c) A passionate union.
(d) A practical, economic union.

5. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?
(a) His impassive good manners.
(b) His brooding moods.
(c) His recklessness with money.
(d) His outgoing personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What desire did Pozdnyshev's wife have, which doctors frustrated?

2. What were Pozdnyshev and his wife like in private together?

3. Why did Pozdnyshev's wife say she was depressed?

4. How much was Ivan Ilych given for moving expenses to get to his Court of Justice appointment?

5. Who is Vasili Andreevich?

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