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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Ivan Ilych able to find a new home that will please both him and his wife?
(a) His wife does what Ivan tells her to do.
(b) His wife will live anywhere so long as her family is with her.
(c) They have the same taste.
(d) His wife realizes Ivan has to find a house for the family quickly.

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

4. 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.

5. How does Ivan Ilych's view his life?
(a) Exactly the way he hoped it would be.
(b) As exciting.
(c) As most ordinary.
(d) As extraordinary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to each child's loss?

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

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

5. What is Praskovya Fedorovna's relationship to the main character?

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