Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dmitri Olenin?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A bureaucrat.
(c) A shop keeper.
(d) A military cadet.

2. What causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?
(a) Her illness.
(b) His finances.
(c) Her pregnancy.
(d) His affair with a girl in Moscow.

3. Where do Eugene Irtenev and Stepanida meet?
(a) In his apartments.
(b) In the grasses.
(c) In her house.
(d) In an inn.

4. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?
(a) He decides he would not do anything differently.
(b) He forgives himself.
(c) He is grateful for all his opportunities.
(d) He is revolted.

5. What is the Semenov estate?
(a) Eugene Irtenev's family's estate.
(b) The estate where Eugene Irtenev's wife lives.
(c) The estate where Eugene Irtenev is a lawyer.
(d) The estate where Eugene Irtenev is a doctor.

6. What does Marya say she got, in her marriage to Sergey?
(a) A life of struggle.
(b) A life of troubles.
(c) A life of ease.
(d) A life of art.

7. What did Ivan Ilych do in his second job?
(a) Implement new laws.
(b) Work the jail.
(c) Represent clients in the courts.
(d) Root out corruption.

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

9. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?
(a) That they are perfect.
(b) That they each depend on the other.
(c) That they are independent.
(d) That they are flawed.

10. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?
(a) Jealous rages.
(b) Depressions.
(c) Breakdowns.
(d) Alcoholism.

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

12. What is Dmitri's relation with Maryanka?
(a) Devotion.
(b) Competition.
(c) Flirtation.
(d) Animosity.

13. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?
(a) Muslim Tartars.
(b) Turks.
(c) Russians.
(d) Grebensk Cossacks.

14. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-Turkish.
(b) Pro-independence.
(c) Pro-Russian.
(d) Anti-Russian.

15. How often does Eugene Irtenev meet Stepanida?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every night.
(d) Infrequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ivan Ilych promoted to after three years in his second position?

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

3. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

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

5. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?

(see the answer keys)

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