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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 Marya say her marriage to Sergey affects her relationship with the world?
(a) It makes her rhapsodic.
(b) It makes her vulnerable.
(c) It makes her oblivious.
(d) It makes her curious.

2. What is Dmitri's relation with Maryanka?
(a) Flirtation.
(b) Animosity.
(c) Competition.
(d) Devotion.

3. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?
(a) Georgians.
(b) Chechens.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Russians.

4. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister and a family friend.
(d) Her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?

2. What does Maryanka do when Dmitri returns to Russia?

3. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?

4. How much was Ivan Ilych given for moving expenses to get to his Court of Justice appointment?

5. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?

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