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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is in Novomlinsk?
(a) The Turkish trading post.
(b) Muslim Tartars.
(c) The center of the Grebensk Cossack settlement.
(d) The Russian military outpost.

5. Why does Dmitri go to the Caucasus?
(a) To escape from his debts.
(b) For a business deal.
(c) To look for adventure.
(d) To serve the Tsar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tolstoy say Liza Annenskaya acts on her jealousy?

2. Who is Eugene Irtenev?

3. How does Ivan Ilych feel about his life as he reviews it from his deathbed?

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

5. Who is Dmitri Olenin?

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