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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Master and Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Vasili borrow?
(a) 1,500 rubles.
(b) 3,000 rubles.
(c) 300 rubles.
(d) 2,300 rubles.

2. What did Ivan Ilych do when he took his second position?
(a) Begin to drink.
(b) Buy expensive clothes.
(c) Start having affairs.
(d) Begin to gamble.

3. What inspired the jealousy rage in Pozdnyshev?
(a) A business trip.
(b) One of Trukhachevsky's enemies told him about Trukhachevsky's affair with his wife.
(c) Catching his wife and Trukhachevsky in the act.
(d) He read his wife's letters.

4. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?
(a) His wife ceases to fight with him to take care of him.
(b) He loses his salary and begins to struggle.
(c) He returns to his hometown.
(d) He and his wife resume fighting.

5. How does Pozdnyshev see his marriage after a few weeks?
(a) As a heavy burden.
(b) As a transcendent pleasure.
(c) As a sweet kind of teamwork.
(d) As a justification for misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Marya Alexandrovna's depression?

2. How long did Nikita live after Vasili died?

3. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?

4. Who does Pozdnyshev tell his story to?

5. Who is Vasili Andreevich?

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