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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Pozdnyshev's justification for killing his wife?
(a) A jealous rage.
(b) She was ill and suffering.
(c) Desire for her money.
(d) He caught her cheating on him.

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

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

4. Who is Ivan Ilych at the beginning of "The Death of Ivan Ilych"?
(a) A bureaucrat.
(b) A law school graduate.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A soldier.

5. Who found Nikita after the snow storm?
(a) Vasili's servants.
(b) People from the Semenov estate.
(c) Townspeople.
(d) Passers-by.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eugene Irtenev?

2. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?

3. Who is Nikita?

4. What rekindled Eugene Irtenev's love for his wife?

5. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?

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