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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Devil.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?
(a) Roulette.
(b) Horse-racing.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Courtesans.

4. How does Tolstoy describe the force that overcomes Eugene Irtenev's reticence about meeting a married woman?
(a) The shameful decision.
(b) The dehumanizing desire.
(c) Red-blooded need for sex.
(d) Corrupt desire.

5. When does the relationship between Marya and Sergey turn romantic?
(a) In the winter.
(b) Over the summer.
(c) In August.
(d) In May.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy describe conjugal relations with Eugene Irtenev and his wife?

2. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?

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

4. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?

5. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych felt upon taking his position at the Court of Justice?

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