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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Marya see herself in relation to Sergey, once she begins to be depressed?
(a) As a nuisance.
(b) As a mother.
(c) As an afterthought.
(d) As a goddess.

2. Does Stepanida have Eugene Irtenev's child?
(a) Yes.
(b) She tells him it is his, but he finds out it is not.
(c) No.
(d) He is not sure.

3. What is the relationship between Christian Cossacks and Muslim Tartars?
(a) Wariness.
(b) Commercial interdependence.
(c) Annihilating hatred.
(d) Mutual trust.

4. What surprises Marya after her marriage to Sergey?
(a) The new importance of self-sacrifice.
(b) The loss of privacy and self-possession.
(c) The continual work and sacrifice.
(d) The absence of work and sacrifice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marya find after she gives birth?

2. How does marriage make Eugene Irtenev's life easier?

3. How does Marya say her marriage to Sergey affects her relationship with the world?

4. What was Ivan Ilych's salary on the Court of Justice?

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

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