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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. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?
(a) They fall out of love.
(b) They declare a truce.
(c) They separate.
(d) They resume hostilities.

2. What is in Novomlinsk?
(a) The Russian military outpost.
(b) Muslim Tartars.
(c) The center of the Grebensk Cossack settlement.
(d) The Turkish trading post.

3. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?
(a) Her suicide attempt.
(b) Her affair with a Frenchman.
(c) Her illness and depression.
(d) A jealous rage.

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

5. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?
(a) He loses his salary and begins to struggle.
(b) He returns to his hometown.
(c) His wife ceases to fight with him to take care of him.
(d) He and his wife resume fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?

2. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?

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

4. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

5. What topics does Sergey capture Marya's curiosity about?

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