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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Ivan Ilych that death is getting close?
(a) His teeth fall out.
(b) He ceases to sleep.
(c) He falls out of bed.
(d) He falls on the way to the toilet.

2. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?
(a) Russians.
(b) Chechens.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Georgians.

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

4. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Jealous rages.
(c) Depressions.
(d) Breakdowns.

5. What causes Marya Alexandrovna's depression?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Her brother's illness.
(c) Her father's drunkenness.
(d) Her husband's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

2. What causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?

3. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?

4. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?

5. How does Marya see herself in relation to Sergey, once she begins to be depressed?

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