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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych think will solve his new problem?
(a) Go to medical school.
(b) Celebrate his love for his wife with a grand ball.
(c) Divorce his wife.
(d) To obtain a new job.

2. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?
(a) No, he realizes he is going to die and is getting his will in order.
(b) Yes, he refuses to accept the seriousness of his condition.
(c) Yes, and his family is trying to convince him how serious his condition is.
(d) Yes, though his protective shield is starting to crack.

3. Who is the main character?
(a) Vladimir Ivanich.
(b) Ivan Ilych.
(c) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(d) Peter Ivanovich.

4. What does Ivan Ilych do for a few hours after seeing himself in the mirror for the first time in quite a while?
(a) He cries uncontrollable.
(b) He screams at anyone who looks at him.
(c) Ivan tries to think positively about his situation.
(d) He sleeps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it ironic that Ivan resents that his death is trivial?

2. Who comes to visit Ivan Ilych in Chapter 5?

3. What galls Ivan Ilych to think?

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

5. What does Ivan Ilych see in the eyes of his brother-in-law?

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