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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Ivan Ilych's current job?
(a) It's boring.
(b) The workload is too heavy.
(c) There's not enough to do.
(d) The money isn't enough to keep up with his standard of living.

2. 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.

3. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?
(a) Reproach or warning.
(b) Conviction and righteousness.
(c) Optimism and joy.
(d) Anger and hostility.

4. What does Ivan Ilych think will solve his new problem?
(a) Celebrate his love for his wife with a grand ball.
(b) Divorce his wife.
(c) Go to medical school.
(d) To obtain a new job.

5. What does Ivan Ilych admit to himself for the first time after seeing himself in the mirror?
(a) That he is a good man.
(b) That he is an excellent husband.
(c) That he is dying.
(d) That he really wished he'd gone to medical school instead of becoming a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After offering his condolences, what does Peter Ivanovich tell Praskovya Fedorovna?

3. To what or whom does Peter Ivanovich refuse to yield to?

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

5. When Ivan Ilych looks in the mirror some time after greeting his brother-in-law, what does he see for the first time?

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