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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Lukashka think he killed?
(a) A Tartar.
(b) A Turk.
(c) A Chechen.
(d) A Russian.

2. What political stance do the Muslim Tartars typically take?
(a) Pro-Turkish.
(b) Pro-Russian.
(c) Anti-Russian.
(d) Pro-independence.

3. Why did Liza Annenskaya hire Stepanida?
(a) To weave tapestries.
(b) To clean the house.
(c) To nurse her baby.
(d) To teach the child.

4. What does Marya find after she gives birth?
(a) A deeper religious sense.
(b) A sharp impatience.
(c) Greater depression.
(d) A new kind of happiness.

5. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?
(a) Devote himself to his wife.
(b) Separate himself from the house.
(c) Begin to drink.
(d) Consume himself with work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dmitri return home quickly after hunting?

2. Who is Vanyusha?

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

4. What is Maryanka's response when Dmitri asks her whether they can marry?

5. What is the Semenov estate?

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