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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Ivan Ilych play the game that he enjoys?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) Himself.
(d) His friends.

3. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?
(a) He becomes more and more ambitious.
(b) He misses several days.
(c) He is unprepared for court.
(d) He becomes close friends with the judge.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Peter Ivanovich realize as he was speaking to Praskovya Fedorovna?

2. How satisfied with his life is Ivan Ilych?

3. Who is the first to leave the event that happened on Friday?

4. How many of Ivan Ilych's children die?

5. What does Ivan Ilych think his wife wants of him?

(see the answer key)

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