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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Sergius sent to Siberia?
(a) He asked to be sent.
(b) He was arrested for treason.
(c) He was arrested for vagrancy.
(d) He followed a woman there.

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

3. Where was Alyosha placed?
(a) As a worker on an estate.
(b) As a servant in town.
(c) As an apprentice in town.
(d) As a merchant in town.

4. What does Dmitri dream about on his way to the Caucasus?
(a) A heroic future.
(b) Escape from prison.
(c) A life of ease.
(d) Freedom from persecution.

5. How does Ivan Ilych handle his illness?
(a) He sees doctor after doctor with no result.
(b) He works less and less and reads and becomes philosophical.
(c) He applies for a pension and retires.
(d) He still works, but it exhausts him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?

2. Who is Shamil?

3. Who did Lukashka actual kill?

4. Who is Praskovya Federovna?

5. What is Mukhorty covered with when he stumbles in a ditch?

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