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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without the distraction of work, what happens to Ivan Ilych?
(a) He falls in love with another woman.
(b) He realizes how much he loves his wife.
(c) He falls into a profound depression.
(d) He discovers what is wrong with his life.

2. What does Ivan Ilych try to understand?
(a) How his daughter could have accepted such a man's proposal of marriage.
(b) How he could not have noticed his wife's beauty sooner.
(c) How to arrange his life's work in his memoirs.
(d) That he is dying.

3. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?
(a) They are anxious because Ivan had been gone so long.
(b) They are anxious to hear what the doctor had to say.
(c) They are anxious to get the house clean for the party that night.
(d) They are anxious to go out.

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

5. When Ivan Ilych gets home from the doctor, what does he do?
(a) Asks his wife why dinner isn't ready.
(b) Sits down and takes a nap.
(c) Tries to tell his wife and daughter everything.
(d) Breaks down and sobs uncontrollably.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even after Ivan Ilych realizes that he is going to die, what kinds of thoughts does he try to think about?

2. Where does Ivan Ilych take his family when he takes a leave of absence from his job?

3. What has Ivan Ilych's ambitions resulted in?

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

5. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Ivan Ilych's professional title?

(see the answer key)

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