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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Ivan sleep?
(a) Four hours a night on good nights.
(b) As little as he eats.
(c) All the time.
(d) All day but not at night.

2. When does Ivan Ilych believe his illness began?
(a) When he moved in with his brother-in-law.
(b) When he fell off the ladder and bruised his side.
(c) When he bought his new house.
(d) When he went back to work.

3. How do most people treat Ivan's dying?
(a) As a relief.
(b) As an imposition.
(c) As a tragedy.
(d) As an opportunity to show their love for him.

4. Why is Ivan Ilych able to find a new home that will please both him and his wife?
(a) His wife realizes Ivan has to find a house for the family quickly.
(b) His wife will live anywhere so long as her family is with her.
(c) His wife does what Ivan tells her to do.
(d) They have the same taste.

5. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?
(a) He buys a home near the sea.
(b) He tries harder to make her happy.
(c) He takes her on vacation.
(d) He carves out a life independent from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan Ilych's animosity toward his former colleagues vanish?

2. How many children does Ivan Ilych and his wife have together?

3. What does Ivan Ilych think his wife wants of him?

4. How does the doctor respond when Ivan Ilych presses him for an answer to the seriousness of his symptoms?

5. Why does Ivan Ilych marry?

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