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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would you describe the nature Dmitri expects to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Domesticated.
(c) Sublime.
(d) Fertile.

2. Where does Marya yearn for through the winter?
(a) Paris.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Greece.

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

4. To whom does Eugene Irtenev confide his lustful thoughts about Stepanida?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Liza Annenskaya.
(c) Stepanida.
(d) His minister.

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

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

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

8. Who introduces Eugene Irtenev to Stepanida?
(a) Eugene Irtenev's commanding officer.
(b) Liza Annenskaya.
(c) Old Daniel.
(d) Eugene Irtenev's minister.

9. Why was Liza Annenskaya confined to bed?
(a) She was taken ill.
(b) She tripped crossing a ditch.
(c) She was having fits.
(d) She was having complications of her pregnancy.

10. 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.

11. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?
(a) Commercial interdependence.
(b) Mutual trust.
(c) Annihilating hatred.
(d) Wariness.

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

13. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?
(a) He and his wife resume fighting.
(b) He loses his salary and begins to struggle.
(c) He returns to his hometown.
(d) His wife ceases to fight with him to take care of him.

14. How does marriage make Eugene Irtenev's life easier?
(a) His wife's family has powerful connections.
(b) His wife keeps his wayward traits in line.
(c) His wife is pretty and flirtatious, and his superiors like to have her around.
(d) His wife works behind the scenes to help him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

2. How does Tolstoy describe conjugal relations with Eugene Irtenev and his wife?

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

4. How does Marya see herself in relation to Sergey, once she begins to be depressed?

5. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?

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