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

2. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Escape from his wife.
(b) The perfect woman.
(c) Riches.
(d) His daughter.

3. What does Dmitri dream about on his way to the Caucasus?
(a) Freedom from persecution.
(b) Escape from prison.
(c) A life of ease.
(d) A heroic future.

4. What is Marya's first reaction to Sergey?
(a) Repulsion.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Indifference.

5. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?
(a) The continual work and sacrifice.
(b) The new importance of self-sacrifice.
(c) The loss of privacy and self-possession.
(d) The absence of work and sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?

2. What do Marya's boredom and depression turn into?

3. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?

4. Who is Katya?

5. Who is Praskovya Federovna?

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