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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alyosha the Pot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tolstoy describe the force that overcomes Eugene Irtenev's reticence about meeting a married woman?
(a) The shameful decision.
(b) Red-blooded need for sex.
(c) The dehumanizing desire.
(d) Corrupt desire.

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

3. What role does Pozdnyshev's wife balk at?
(a) Nurturer.
(b) Governess.
(c) Seductress.
(d) Nursemaid.

4. How does Pozdnyshev view his children?
(a) As consolation for his unhappy marriage.
(b) As a torment.
(c) As a great burden.
(d) As angels.

5. How did Murad die?
(a) He was betrayed by his own men.
(b) He was killed in battle.
(c) He was shot in an ambush.
(d) He was assassinated by Shamil's men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Stepan Kasatsky 'given to' from time to time?

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

3. What does Tolstoy say Marya and Sergey each believe about the other?

4. What does Murad ultimately plan to do?

5. How does Tolstoy say Stepan Kasatsky feels about the Emperor?

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