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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of Sergey's personality does Marya respond to?
(a) His outgoing personality.
(b) His recklessness with money.
(c) His brooding moods.
(d) His impassive good manners.

3. Why was Liza Annenskaya confined to bed?
(a) She tripped crossing a ditch.
(b) She was having fits.
(c) She was having complications of her pregnancy.
(d) She was taken ill.

4. What topics does Sergey capture Marya's curiosity about?
(a) The plight of workers.
(b) New technology.
(c) Planting crops.
(d) International politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?

2. Why does Marya's depression return?

3. What does Ivan Ilych ultimately realize about his wife?

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

5. How would you describe the nature Dmitri expects to find in the Caucasus?

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