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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-independence.
(b) Pro-Russian.
(c) Pro-Turkish.
(d) Anti-Russian.

3. Who is Ivan Ilych at the beginning of "The Death of Ivan Ilych"?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A bureaucrat.
(c) A law school graduate.
(d) A doctor.

4. Who introduces Eugene Irtenev to Stepanida?
(a) Eugene Irtenev's commanding officer.
(b) Old Daniel.
(c) Eugene Irtenev's minister.
(d) Liza Annenskaya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

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

3. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?

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

5. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What torments Eugene Irtenev, and how does he plan to end his suffering?

2. Describe the beginning of Marya's relationship with Sergey.

3. What happens in the first ambush Lukashka sets up?

4. Which ending of "The Devil" seems to be preferable?

5. What does Ivan Ilych learn on his deathbed?

6. What does Marya think about her marriage at first?

7. How has Marya's attitude about marriage changed by the end of the story?

8. What kinds of problems does Ivan Ilych have with Praskovya Federovna, his wife?

9. What causes Sergey and Marya's relationship to blossom?

10. What happens to end the truce between Ivan Ilych and Praskovya Federovna?

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