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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Death of Ivan Ilych.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?
(a) Consume himself with work.
(b) Separate himself from the house.
(c) Devote himself to his wife.
(d) Begin to drink.

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

3. What effect do visits to Moscow and Petersburg have on Marya's depression?
(a) They exacerbate the depression.
(b) Temporary relief.
(c) They make her genuinely ill.
(d) Complete relief.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Katya?

2. What effect does the Russian winter have on Marya?

3. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?

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

5. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?

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