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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hadji Murad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Pozdnyshev is oblivious to in his marriage?
(a) His children's hate for him.
(b) His wife's unhappiness.
(c) His wife's affairs.
(d) His wife's illness.

2. Where does the road take them after the travelers return to the road?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) The Semenov estate.
(c) Goryachkin.
(d) Grishkino.

3. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-independence.
(b) Anti-Russian.
(c) Pro-Russian.
(d) Pro-Turkish.

4. Who is Sergey Mikhaylych?
(a) Marya's brother.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A friend of Marya's father's.
(d) An overseer on Marya's family's estate.

5. What is Stepan Kasatsky's relation with the court of Emperor Nicholas I?
(a) Stepan Kasatsky married an admiral's daughter.
(b) Stepan Kasatsky's family was promoted to the nobility by Emperor Nicholas I.
(c) Stepan Kasatsky's mother was daughter of a high-ranking officer.
(d) Stepan Kasatsky's father was an outstanding military officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?

2. How does Pozdnyshev view his children?

3. How does Pozdnyshev's wife try to escape from her unhappiness?

4. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

5. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?

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