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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ivan Ilych one day as he is adjusting a curtain?
(a) Ivan falls on his wife.
(b) Ivan falls and rips the curtain.
(c) Ivan slips on a stepladder and receives a nasty bruise on his side.
(d) Ivan falls and breaks his leg.

2. What offends Ivan Ilych the most about being passed over for a promotion?
(a) The person promoted is less qualified for the job than he is.
(b) Ivan didn't get an apology from his boss for not promoting him.
(c) Others seem to see his struggles as quite ordinary.
(d) Ivan had been told he was going to get the promotion.

3. What game does Ivan Ilych like to play?
(a) Solitaire.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Hearts.

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

5. Even after Ivan Ilych realizes that he is going to die, what kinds of thoughts does he try to think about?
(a) What he needs to do to become healthy again.
(b) How he can spend more time at the office.
(c) How he can stop his daughter's marriage.
(d) Thoughts that he considers more proper and healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?

2. What is wrong with Ivan Ilych's current job?

3. When Ivan Ilych gets home from the doctor, what does he do?

4. Why does Ivan Ilych try to replace thoughts of death?

5. Ivan Ilych knows he gave his life to what?

(see the answer key)

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