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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. How does Marya say her marriage to Sergey affects her relationship with the world?
(a) It makes her curious.
(b) It makes her vulnerable.
(c) It makes her rhapsodic.
(d) It makes her oblivious.

2. Who is Eugene Irtenev?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A printer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A minister.

3. Where did Ivan Ilych get appointed to the Court of Justice?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Kursk.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Volgograd.

4. What rekindled Eugene Irtenev's love for his wife?
(a) He inherited his father's estate.
(b) The birth of a daughter.
(c) He lost his health.
(d) A miscarriage.

5. What do Marya's boredom and depression turn into?
(a) Self-destructive behavior.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Illness.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy describe the force that overcomes Eugene Irtenev's reticence about meeting a married woman?

2. Does Stepanida have Eugene Irtenev's child?

3. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

4. What does Marya say she got, in her marriage to Sergey?

5. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Dmitri's departure from the Caucasus.

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

6. How does Dmitri go about confessing his love to Maryanka?

7. What does Ivan Ilych learn on his deathbed?

8. When do Ivan Ilych and Praskovya Federovna finally arrive at a truce?

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

10. What does Dmitri discover about the Chechens?

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