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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych think his wife wants of him?
(a) To entertain her all the time.
(b) To be a good father to their children.
(c) To be a good provider.
(d) To be home for dinner every night.

2. What game does Ivan Ilych like to play?
(a) Poker.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Solitaire.
(d) Hearts.

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

4. What has Ivan Ilych's ambitions resulted in?
(a) Terrible headaches.
(b) Alienation of his children.
(c) Increasing levels of power at work.
(d) Tension between he and his wife.

5. Who is the first to leave the event that happened on Friday?
(a) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(b) Peter Ivanovich.
(c) Ivan Ilych's daughter and fiance.
(d) Ivan Ilych's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event did Peter Ivanovich go to on Friday?

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

3. What does Ivan Ilych think of his marriage?

4. What has happened to the main character?

5. Why does Ivan Ilych marry?

(see the answer key)

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