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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the relationship between Marya and Sergey turn romantic?
(a) Over the summer.
(b) In May.
(c) In the winter.
(d) In August.

2. Who is Katya?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A shop girl.
(c) A governess.
(d) A milliner.

3. How would you describe the nature Dmitri expects to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Sublime.
(b) Fertile.
(c) Domesticated.
(d) Exhausted.

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

5. What is the significance of the Terek River?
(a) It is where the regional authorities are centered.
(b) It is the heart of the Cossacks' territory.
(c) It is the boundary where Dmitri enters the Caucasus.
(d) It is the last civilized outpost before the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maryanka do when Dmitri returns to Russia?

2. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

3. What does Marya find after she gives birth?

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

5. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?

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