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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Katya?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A milliner.
(c) A shop girl.
(d) A governess.

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

3. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?
(a) Cynical.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Naïve.

4. What does Ivan Ilych ultimately realize about his wife?
(a) That he hates her.
(b) That he cannot live without her.
(c) That he loves her.
(d) The she will not be able to live without him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Vasili borrow?

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

3. Who tries to convince the travelers to rest?

4. What role does Pozdnyshev's wife balk at?

5. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?

(see the answer key)

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