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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 Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife change when he begins to work at the Court of Justice?
(a) They declare a truce.
(b) They separate.
(c) They resume hostilities.
(d) They fall out of love.

2. What does Sergey tease Marya about?
(a) Her housekeeping.
(b) Her ignorance of French literature.
(c) Her coquettish nature.
(d) Her dark sense of humor.

3. How does Tolstoy say Cossack men view their wives?
(a) As beasts of burden.
(b) As goddesses.
(c) As equals.
(d) As warriors.

4. How does Tolstoy describe Marya and Sergey's feelings for each other?
(a) Respectful and moderately affectionate.
(b) Indifferent to each other.
(c) Head over heels in love.
(d) Resentful.

5. Why does Eugene Irtenev move to the Semenov estate?
(a) To see to some repairs.
(b) To care for his mother.
(c) To implement new laws.
(d) To intervene in a conflict with the tenants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives on the other side of the Terek River?

2. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?

3. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?

4. What causes Sergey to declare that everything is over between himself and Marya?

5. Who is Dmitri Olenin?

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