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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?
(a) In the town he'd been living in all his life.
(b) In Petersburg.
(c) In the town where his wife's brother lives.
(d) In Moscow.

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

3. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?
(a) Because he reads about it in a medical book.
(b) Because his wife can go out as usual.
(c) Because the doctor tells him not to worry.
(d) Because he is feeling better already.

4. When does Ivan Ilych's pain worsen?
(a) In the morning after he wakes up.
(b) When he is upset.
(c) In the evening after dinner.
(d) During the night.

5. Which character does Chapter 2 discuss?
(a) Ivan Ilych.
(b) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(c) Peter Ivanovich.
(d) Gerasim.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ivan Ilych discovers what makes his pain worse, how does he deal with it?

2. What relationship is the main character to Peter Ivanovich?

3. With whom does Ivan Ilych play the game that he enjoys?

4. Once settled, what makes Ivan Ilych irritable?

5. What does Ivan Ilych's son's face look like?

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