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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ivan Ilych's animosity toward his former colleagues vanish?
(a) Ivan Ilych's new position places him two steps above them.
(b) He realizes he was being foolish.
(c) They give him the promotion when he returns from his leave of absence.
(d) One of his former colleagues asks for his daughter's hand in marriage.

3. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?
(a) From a messager sent to tell him.
(b) From an announcement in the judge's chamber.
(c) From Praskovya Fedorovna.
(d) From reading the newspaper.

4. Who is Ivan Ilych's wife?
(a) Gerasim.
(b) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Vladimir Ivanich.

5. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?
(a) In Moscow.
(b) In the town where his wife's brother lives.
(c) In the town he'd been living in all his life.
(d) In Petersburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Ivan Ilych play the game that he enjoys?

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

3. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?

4. Without the distraction of work, what happens to Ivan Ilych?

5. What has happened to the main character?

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