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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ivan Ilych do when he took his second position?
(a) Begin to drink.
(b) Start having affairs.
(c) Begin to gamble.
(d) Buy expensive clothes.

2. What causes Sergey to say that he and Marya must return to the country?
(a) Her pregnancy.
(b) Her illness.
(c) His affair with a girl in Moscow.
(d) His finances.

3. What does Tolstoy say Dmitri hopes to find in the Caucasus?
(a) Riches.
(b) The perfect woman.
(c) Escape from his wife.
(d) His daughter.

4. Why did Liza Annenskaya hire Stepanida?
(a) To teach the child.
(b) To weave tapestries.
(c) To clean the house.
(d) To nurse her baby.

5. How does marriage make Eugene Irtenev's life easier?
(a) His wife keeps his wayward traits in line.
(b) His wife works behind the scenes to help him.
(c) His wife's family has powerful connections.
(d) His wife is pretty and flirtatious, and his superiors like to have her around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Katya?

2. What is Marya's first reaction to Sergey?

3. Who is Eugene Irtenev?

4. Who lives beyond the Muslim Tartars?

5. What is Dmitri's relation with Maryanka?

(see the answer key)

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