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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to his worsening pain?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She chastises him for whining.
(c) She criticizes him for fixing the curtain.
(d) She insists he see a doctor.

2. What does the doctor focus on?
(a) Whether or not Ivan can pay the bill.
(b) How many other patients are waiting to be seen.
(c) Whether the pain is coming from the appendix or the kidney.
(d) Whether or not the doctor has met Ivan before.

3. How many of Ivan Ilych's children die?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

4. Which character is introduced in Chapter 7?
(a) Peter Ivanovich.
(b) Schwartz.
(c) Gerasim.
(d) Vladimir Ivanich.

5. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?
(a) He decides to stay in bed all day.
(b) He becomes increasingly irritable.
(c) He becomes delirious.
(d) He begs the doctor for medication to releave the pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two of Ivan Ilych's symptoms?

2. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to each child's loss?

3. What causes Ivan Ilych much distress?

4. How much will Ivan Ilych's new job pay on moving expenses?

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

(see the answer key)

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