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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What convinces Ivan Ilych that death is getting close?
(a) He falls on the way to the toilet.
(b) He ceases to sleep.
(c) He falls out of bed.
(d) His teeth fall out.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?

2. Who is Sergey Mikhaylych?

3. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

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

5. Who is Eugene Irtenev?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of Marya's relationship with Sergey.

2. Describe Dmitri's departure from the Caucasus.

3. How does Ivan Ilych change when he begins to make money?

4. How has Marya's attitude about marriage changed by the end of the story?

5. Which ending of "The Devil" seems to be preferable?

6. Describe the circumstances of Lukashka's death.

7. How does Tolstoy describe Eugene Irtenev's marriage with Liza Annenskaya?

8. What does Ivan Ilych learn on his deathbed?

9. What is Eugene Irtenev's relationship with Stepanida?

10. What intrudes to make Marya unhappy?

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