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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych's wife tell him to do, after he gets back from the doctor?
(a) Take his medicine.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Tell her all about the doctor's visit.
(d) Go to his bed and rest.

2. To what event did Peter Ivanovich go to on Friday?
(a) To a funeral.
(b) To a wedding.
(c) To argue a court case.
(d) To a grand ball.

3. What is the setting of Chapter 1?
(a) The judge's chamber.
(b) The church.
(c) Ivan Ilych's house.
(d) The courtroom.

4. Why doesn't Ivan Ilych change his life?
(a) He has no imagination for creating another life.
(b) He doesn't have enough money to change it the way he wants it.
(c) He likes his life as it is.
(d) His wife won't let him change it.

5. Why is this year the hardest year of Ivan Ilych?
(a) He is passed over for promotion.
(b) His wife leaves him.
(c) His wife dies.
(d) His daughter is killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?

2. How does Ivan Ilych respond when confronted with the symptoms of his illness?

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

4. What does the doctor focus on?

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

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