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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eugene Irtenev become restless for when he moves to the Semenov estate?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Women.
(c) Modernity.
(d) Horse racing.

2. Who are the Grebensk Cossacks descended from?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Katherine the Great.
(c) Tartars.
(d) Original Russian migrants.

3. What did Ivan Ilych find in place of death?
(a) Fury.
(b) Light.
(c) Language.
(d) God.

4. Who does Marya live with at the beginning of "Family Happiness"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister and a family friend.
(d) Her children.

5. How does marriage make Eugene Irtenev's life easier?
(a) His wife's family has powerful connections.
(b) His wife is pretty and flirtatious, and his superiors like to have her around.
(c) His wife works behind the scenes to help him.
(d) His wife keeps his wayward traits in line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych do after his first child is born?

2. With whom did the Grebensk Cossacks intermarry?

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

4. What is the Semenov estate?

5. What does Dmitri dream about on his way to the Caucasus?

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