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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?
(a) Russians.
(b) Chechens.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Georgians.

5. How does Tolstoy describe Dmitri's thoughts about love?
(a) Naïve.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Cynical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Ivan Ilych's symptoms of the illness that kills him?

2. Why was Liza Annenskaya confined to bed?

3. Where did Ivan Ilych get appointed to the Court of Justice?

4. What effect do visits to Moscow and Petersburg have on Marya's depression?

5. What does Ivan Ilych develop a passion for?

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