The Death of Ivan Ilych | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Who is the main character?

Ivan Ilych.

2. What has happened to the main character?

He has died.

3. What relationship is the main character to Peter Ivanovich?

A lifelong acquaintance and colleaque of the main character.

4. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?

From reading the newspaper.

5. To what event did Peter Ivanovich go to on Friday?

To a funeral.

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

Praskovya Fedorovna.

7. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?

Reproach or warning.

8. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

Ivan Ilych's house.

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

Wife.

10. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?

He lay screaming almost non-stop for the last three days.

11. What did...
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