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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?
(a) Devote himself to his wife.
(b) Begin to drink.
(c) Consume himself with work.
(d) Separate himself from the house.

2. How does Tolstoy describe the force that overcomes Eugene Irtenev's reticence about meeting a married woman?
(a) Corrupt desire.
(b) The dehumanizing desire.
(c) Red-blooded need for sex.
(d) The shameful decision.

3. What does Maryanka do when Dmitri returns to Russia?
(a) She comes with him.
(b) She cries openly.
(c) She does not look at him.
(d) She watches him from a prominent place where he can see her.

4. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?
(a) As a foot soldier.
(b) As an intern.
(c) As a provincial magistrate.
(d) As a clerk.

5. How does Tolstoy describe conjugal relations with Eugene Irtenev and his wife?
(a) Dutiful.
(b) Humiliating.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Painful.

6. What causes Marya Alexandrovna's depression?
(a) Her father's drunkenness.
(b) Her mother's death.
(c) Her brother's illness.
(d) Her husband's death.

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

8. What rekindled Eugene Irtenev's love for his wife?
(a) The birth of a daughter.
(b) A miscarriage.
(c) He inherited his father's estate.
(d) He lost his health.

9. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) One year.

10. What was Ivan Ilych promoted to after three years in his second position?
(a) Assistant public prosecutor.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Provincial director.
(d) Judge.

11. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Horse-racing.
(c) Roulette.
(d) Courtesans.

12. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?
(a) Her illness and depression.
(b) A jealous rage.
(c) Her suicide attempt.
(d) Her affair with a Frenchman.

13. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?
(a) Anxious and depressed.
(b) Content and happy.
(c) Proud and apprehensive.
(d) Miserable and filled with dread.

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

15. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?
(a) 1,500 rubles a year.
(b) 3,500 rubles a year.
(c) 5,000 rubles a year.
(d) 2,000 rubles a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?

2. How old is Marya Alexandrovna?

3. Where does Marya yearn for through the winter?

4. Why does Eugene Irtenev move to the Semenov estate?

5. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?

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