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

2. What happens when Ivan Ilych becomes ill?
(a) His wife ceases to fight with him to take care of him.
(b) He returns to his hometown.
(c) He loses his salary and begins to struggle.
(d) He and his wife resume fighting.

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. Where do Eugene Irtenev and Stepanida meet?
(a) In his apartments.
(b) In an inn.
(c) In the grasses.
(d) In her house.

5. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?
(a) She pleads with him to let her marry Lukashka.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She tells him he is foolish.
(d) She refuses him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

2. How old is Marya Alexandrovna?

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

4. When does the relationship between Marya and Sergey turn romantic?

5. What is the significance of the Terek River?

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