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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the symptoms that Ivan Ilych has?
(a) He had terrible headaches and is balding.
(b) He is unable to walk and or lift his right arm.
(c) He has gained a lot of weight and limps.
(d) He is thin and yellow.

2. What is the setting of Chapter 1?
(a) The judge's chamber.
(b) The courtroom.
(c) Ivan Ilych's house.
(d) The church.

3. How does Ivan Ilych's wife behave toward his illness?
(a) She becomes melancholy.
(b) She behaves as if Ivan has created this illness to annoy and inconvenience her.
(c) She becomes more loving than ever before toward Ivan.
(d) She avoids Ivan.

4. What does Ivan Ilych see as "doing his duty?"
(a) To do whatever pleases those in authority.
(b) To serve the judicial system honorably.
(c) To do whatever pleases his wife.
(d) To be the best father to his children.

5. Who comes to visit Ivan Ilych in Chapter 5?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) Vladimir Ivanich.
(c) Schwartz.
(d) Peter Ivanovich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych's son's face look like?

2. Who is the first character introduced in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Ivan Ilych take his family there?

4. What happens to Ivan Ilych one day as he is adjusting a curtain?

5. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?

(see the answer key)

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