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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. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?
(a) As equals.
(b) As warriors.
(c) As beasts of burden.
(d) As goddesses.

2. What does Ivan Ilych ultimately realize about his wife?
(a) That he cannot live without her.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) The she will not be able to live without him.
(d) That he hates her.

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

4. How does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Respectful and moderately affectionate.
(c) Indifferent to each other.
(d) Head over heels in love.

5. What does Marya find after she gives birth?
(a) A sharp impatience.
(b) Greater depression.
(c) A deeper religious sense.
(d) A new kind of happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Marya's boredom and depression turn into?

2. How much was Ivan Ilych given for moving expenses to get to his Court of Justice appointment?

3. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?

4. How does Ivan Ilych handle his illness?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dmitri's departure from the Caucasus.

2. What happens to end the truce between Ivan Ilych and Praskovya Federovna?

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

4. How does illness affect Ivan Ilych?

5. Describe the promotions Ivan Ilych receives.

6. How does Dmitri go about confessing his love to Maryanka?

7. Describe the circumstances of Lukashka's death.

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

9. What intrudes to make Marya unhappy?

10. What causes Sergey and Marya's relationship to blossom?

(see the answer keys)

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