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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alyosha the Pot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three months.

2. How does Tolstoy say Alyosha proposes to Ustinja?
(a) Devoutly.
(b) Confidently.
(c) Awkwardly.
(d) Rebelliously.

3. What power does Father Sergius discover he has?
(a) Investing.
(b) Healing.
(c) Prophesying.
(d) Arguing law cases.

4. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sister and a family friend.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her mother.

5. Where did Ivan Ilych get appointed to the Court of Justice?
(a) Volgograd.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Kursk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tolstoy say Pozdnyshev is oblivious to in his marriage?

2. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?

3. Why doesn't Alyosha go to school?

4. How did Murad die?

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

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