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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Ivan Ilych given for moving expenses to get to his Court of Justice appointment?
(a) 3,500 rubles.
(b) 1,500 rubles.
(c) 2,500 rubles.
(d) 5,000 rubles.

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

3. What convinces Ivan Ilych that death is getting close?
(a) His teeth fall out.
(b) He falls out of bed.
(c) He falls on the way to the toilet.
(d) He ceases to sleep.

4. Why did Liza Annenskaya hire Stepanida?
(a) To clean the house.
(b) To weave tapestries.
(c) To teach the child.
(d) To nurse her baby.

5. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?
(a) He caught her cheating on him.
(b) She was ill and suffering.
(c) Desire for her money.
(d) A jealous rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Pozdnyshev is oblivious to in his marriage?

2. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

3. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?

4. What causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?

5. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?

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