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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ivan Ilych have difficulty working?
(a) Because death intrudes his thoughts there, too.
(b) Because he isn't as interested in it as he used to be.
(c) Because he's been away from work for too long.
(d) Because the pain is too great.

2. Why is it ironic that Ivan resents that his death is trivial?
(a) Ivan enjoys all the attention his illness is getting him.
(b) His life has been trivial all along and that never bothered him.
(c) Ivan isn't dying.
(d) Ivan wouldn't die if he would just take his medicine.

3. Where does Ivan Ilych take his family when he takes a leave of absence from his job?
(a) To America.
(b) To his wife's brother's family.
(c) To the seaside.
(d) To the countryside.

4. What does Ivan's wife tell him to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Take some opium.
(c) Open his window.
(d) Eat something.

5. How much will Ivan Ilych's new job pay on moving expenses?
(a) 3,500 rubles.
(b) 1,500 rubles.
(c) 5,000 rubles.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivan Ilych forced to do with his thoughts of death?

2. Why is this year the hardest year of Ivan Ilych?

3. How much money does Ivan Ilych need to be paid?

4. How does Ivan react to what his wife wants to do when she returns from the theater?

5. Is Ivan Ilych successful in understanding this?

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