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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Ivan Ilych's symptoms of the illness that kills him?
(a) Hearing loss.
(b) Pain in his joints and neck.
(c) Nausea.
(d) A strange taste in his mouth.

2. Where does Marya yearn for through the winter?
(a) Paris.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Greece.

3. Who is Sergey Mikhaylych?
(a) Marya's brother.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A friend of Marya's father's.
(d) An overseer on Marya's family's estate.

4. When did Dmitri believe a barrier was broken between himself and Maryanka?
(a) At Beletsky's party.
(b) When he moves in with her family.
(c) When he sees her baking bread.
(d) When she tells him of her engagement to Lukashka.

5. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-Turkish.
(b) Pro-independence.
(c) Pro-Russian.
(d) Anti-Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's mood changed during his illness?

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

3. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?

4. To whom does Eugene Irtenev confide his lustful thoughts about Stepanida?

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

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