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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 Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?
(a) Breakdowns.
(b) Depressions.
(c) Jealous rages.
(d) Alcoholism.

2. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?
(a) Chechens.
(b) Georgians.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Russians.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?

2. Who is Vanyusha?

3. Who is Praskovya Federovna?

4. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?

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

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