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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. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?
(a) Fear of Chechen reprisals.
(b) Fear of wild boars.
(c) Fear of Lukashka.
(d) Fear of a Tartar attack.

2. Who is Vanyusha?
(a) Dmitri's servant.
(b) Dmitri's brother.
(c) Dmitri's commanding officer.
(d) Dmitri's father.

3. Who is Praskovya Federovna?
(a) Ivan Ilych's sister.
(b) Ivan Ilych's wife.
(c) Ivan Ilych's lover.
(d) Ivan Ilych's mother.

4. How would you describe the nature Dmitri expects to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Sublime.
(c) Domesticated.
(d) Fertile.

5. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?
(a) As a foot soldier.
(b) As a provincial magistrate.
(c) As an intern.
(d) As a clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?

2. When does the relationship between Marya and Sergey turn romantic?

3. What is in Novomlinsk?

4. What effect does the Russian winter have on Marya?

5. How does Marya say her marriage to Sergey affects her relationship with the world?

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