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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. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?
(a) Lawless mountain people.
(b) Russians.
(c) Turks.
(d) Christian Cossacks.

2. Whom did Lukashka think he killed?
(a) A Tartar.
(b) A Chechen.
(c) A Russian.
(d) A Turk.

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

4. How old is Marya Alexandrovna?
(a) 26.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 21.

5. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?
(a) Her suicide attempt.
(b) Her affair with a Frenchman.
(c) Her illness and depression.
(d) A jealous rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ivan Ilych at the beginning of "The Death of Ivan Ilych"?

2. What did Ivan Ilych do when he took his second position?

3. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's mood changed during his illness?

4. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

5. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?

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