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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kreutzer Sonata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eugene Irtenev become restless for when he moves to the Semenov estate?
(a) Modernity.
(b) Women.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Horse racing.

2. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?
(a) Content and happy.
(b) Proud and apprehensive.
(c) Miserable and filled with dread.
(d) Anxious and depressed.

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

4. How does Pozdnyshev describe his and his wife's courtship?
(a) Convoluted.
(b) On-again-off-again.
(c) Lengthy.
(d) Brief.

5. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?
(a) Fury.
(b) God.
(c) Light.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pozdnyshev view his children?

2. How does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?

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

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

5. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

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