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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Ivan Ilych in his position before he was appointed to the position of public prosecutor in another town?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Twelve years.

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

3. What effect do visits to Moscow and Petersburg have on Marya's depression?
(a) Temporary relief.
(b) Complete relief.
(c) They make her genuinely ill.
(d) They exacerbate the depression.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Eugene Irtenev to Stepanida?

2. How does Tolstoy say Ivan Ilych's wife demonstrated mental problems?

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

4. What does Dmitri encounter in the Caucasus?

5. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

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