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

2. Who is Praskovya Federovna?
(a) Ivan Ilych's sister.
(b) Ivan Ilych's mother.
(c) Ivan Ilych's lover.
(d) Ivan Ilych's wife.

3. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?
(a) Bloody warfare.
(b) Coarse locals.
(c) A complex culture.
(d) Dull routine at a military outpost.

4. What does Sergey tease Marya about?
(a) Her ignorance of French literature.
(b) Her housekeeping.
(c) Her dark sense of humor.
(d) Her coquettish nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

2. Who are the Grebensk Cossacks descended from?

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

4. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

5. How does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?

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