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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. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?
(a) Fear of Lukashka.
(b) Fear of Chechen reprisals.
(c) Fear of wild boars.
(d) Fear of a Tartar attack.

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

3. What is Marya's first reaction to Sergey?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Repulsion.

4. Who is Vanyusha?
(a) Dmitri's commanding officer.
(b) Dmitri's father.
(c) Dmitri's brother.
(d) Dmitri's servant.

5. How does Tolstoy describe Ivan Ilych's wife's temperament?
(a) Unreasonable and dissatisfied.
(b) Catatonic and silent.
(c) Hard-working and content.
(d) Shrewd and attentive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ivan Ilych get appointed to the Court of Justice?

3. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?

4. What convinces Ivan Ilych that death is getting close?

5. Who is Sergey Mikhaylych?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What torments Eugene Irtenev, and how does he plan to end his suffering?

3. Describe the promotions Ivan Ilych receives.

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

5. Who are the Grebensk Cossacks?

6. How does illness affect Ivan Ilych?

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

8. When do Ivan Ilych and Praskovya Federovna finally arrive at a truce?

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

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

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