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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 does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Head over heels in love.
(c) Respectful and moderately affectionate.
(d) Indifferent to each other.

2. What are Ivan Ilych's symptoms of the illness that kills him?
(a) Pain in his joints and neck.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) A strange taste in his mouth.

3. What does Pozdnyshev say he was determined to do throughout his marriage?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Remain faithful.
(c) Ignore his wife's affairs.
(d) Carry on his affairs.

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

5. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's mood changed during his illness?
(a) He became angry.
(b) He became peaceful.
(c) He became irritable.
(d) He became religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?

2. Where did Vasili borrow money from in the beginning of 'Master and Man'?

3. How often does Eugene Irtenev meet Stepanida?

4. What is in Novomlinsk?

5. What topics does Sergey capture Marya's curiosity about?

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