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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many of Ivan Ilych's children die?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) None.
(d) 3.

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

4. How much money does Ivan Ilych need to be paid?
(a) Enough to afford to send his son to medical school.
(b) No less than 10,000 rubles.
(c) Enough to buy a summer house.
(d) At least 5,000 rubles.

5. What does Ivan Ilych see as "doing his duty?"
(a) To do whatever pleases his wife.
(b) To serve the judicial system honorably.
(c) To do whatever pleases those in authority.
(d) To be the best father to his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Peter Ivanovich encounters Ivan Ilych's daughter and fiance, how to they look?

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

3. What happens to Ivan Ilych one day as he is adjusting a curtain?

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

5. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?

(see the answer key)

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