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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Eugene Irtenev meet Stepanida?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every night.
(d) Infrequently.

2. Where do Eugene Irtenev and Stepanida meet?
(a) In the grasses.
(b) In his apartments.
(c) In an inn.
(d) In her house.

3. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?
(a) Christian Cossacks.
(b) Russians.
(c) Turks.
(d) Lawless mountain people.

4. How does Ivan Ilych begin his career?
(a) As a foot soldier.
(b) As an intern.
(c) As a provincial magistrate.
(d) As a clerk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What convinces Ivan Ilych that death is getting close?

2. How does Tolstoy describe the force that overcomes Eugene Irtenev's reticence about meeting a married woman?

3. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?

4. What did Ivan Ilych do in his second job?

5. Why was Liza Annenskaya confined to bed?

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