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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Naïve.
(d) Hopeful.

3. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister and a family friend.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her children.

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

5. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?
(a) Fear of Chechen reprisals.
(b) Fear of wild boars.
(c) Fear of a Tartar attack.
(d) Fear of Lukashka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Grebensk Cossacks descended from?

2. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?

3. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?

4. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

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

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