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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. Where does Marya yearn for through the winter?
(a) Paris.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Greece.

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

3. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?
(a) They separate.
(b) They fall out of love.
(c) They declare a truce.
(d) They resume hostilities.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marya's first reaction to Sergey?

2. What effect do visits to Moscow and Petersburg have on Marya's depression?

3. What is the significance of the Terek River?

4. How does Marya see herself in relation to Sergey, once she begins to be depressed?

5. What does Ivan Ilych ultimately realize about his wife?

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