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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the doctor respond when Ivan Ilych presses him for an answer to the seriousness of his symptoms?
(a) The doctor tells Ivan he needs to do more tests.
(b) The doctor tells Ivan that he has only weeks to live.
(c) The doctor states that he has already told Ivan what he considers proper.
(d) The doctor tells Ivan that it isn't anything to worry about.

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

3. When Peter Ivanovich encounters Ivan Ilych's daughter and fiance, how to they look?
(a) Happy together.
(b) Angry.
(c) Ready to cry.
(d) Inconvienenced.

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

5. What does Ivan Ilych think of his marriage?
(a) It is unhappy.
(b) It is happy.
(c) It is exciting.
(d) It is all he ever wanted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?

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

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

5. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?

(see the answer key)

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