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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Father Sergius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?
(a) Language.
(b) God.
(c) Light.
(d) Fury.

2. What are Stepan Kasatsky's motives for whatever he undertakes?
(a) To win recognition.
(b) To create a disturbance.
(c) To undermine authority.
(d) To escape from reality.

3. What causes Father Sergius to leave the monastery?
(a) A woman who seduces him.
(b) A woman who refuses him.
(c) A woman who seduced his spiritual leader.
(d) A woman who tempts him.

4. What were Pozdnyshev and his wife like in private together?
(a) Warmly affectionate.
(b) Tongue-tied.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Passionate.

5. What desire did Pozdnyshev's wife have, which doctors frustrated?
(a) To nurse her child.
(b) To take care of Pozdnyshev.
(c) To take a lover.
(d) To bear children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's mood changed during his illness?

2. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

3. Who was Countess Korotkova?

4. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?

5. How long after their wedding was Pozdnyshev's wife depressed?

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