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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Eugene Irtenev confide his lustful thoughts about Stepanida?
(a) His minister.
(b) Stepanida.
(c) Liza Annenskaya.
(d) His uncle.

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

3. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?
(a) That they are independent.
(b) That they are flawed.
(c) That they are perfect.
(d) That they each depend on the other.

4. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?
(a) Mutual trust.
(b) Commercial interdependence.
(c) Wariness.
(d) Annihilating hatred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the Terek River?

2. What is the Semenov estate?

3. How does marriage make Eugene Irtenev's life easier?

4. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?

5. Who introduces Eugene Irtenev to Stepanida?

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