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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. What causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?
(a) His finances.
(b) Her pregnancy.
(c) Her illness.
(d) His affair with a girl in Moscow.

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

3. Where does Marya yearn for through the winter?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Paris.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Greece.

4. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?
(a) He decides he would not do anything differently.
(b) He is revolted.
(c) He is grateful for all his opportunities.
(d) He forgives himself.

5. Who is Dmitri Olenin?
(a) A shop keeper.
(b) A bureaucrat.
(c) A military cadet.
(d) A blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?

2. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

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

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

5. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?

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