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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what or whom does Peter Ivanovich refuse to yield to?
(a) The prosecution.
(b) Any depressing thoughts.
(c) The bicycle on the left.
(d) Ivan Ilych.

2. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to each child's loss?
(a) She becomes more ill temperered.
(b) She pretends that the child isn't dead for months.
(c) She decides to have no more children.
(d) She wants to try for another child immediately.

3. What has happened to the main character?
(a) He has just become a grandfather.
(b) He has been promoted.
(c) He has been newly wed.
(d) He has died.

4. What does Ivan Ilych think of his marriage?
(a) It is all he ever wanted.
(b) It is happy.
(c) It is unhappy.
(d) It is exciting.

5. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?
(a) He becomes close friends with the judge.
(b) He becomes more and more ambitious.
(c) He misses several days.
(d) He is unprepared for court.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Ivan Ilych play the game that he enjoys?

2. What did Peter Ivanovich realize as he was speaking to Praskovya Fedorovna?

3. Who did Peter Ivanovich meet first at Ivan Ilych's house?

4. What is Praskovya Fedorovna's relationship to the main character?

5. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?

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