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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?
(a) They are anxious to hear what the doctor had to say.
(b) They are anxious to go out.
(c) They are anxious because Ivan had been gone so long.
(d) They are anxious to get the house clean for the party that night.

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

3. What has happened to the main character?
(a) He has just become a grandfather.
(b) He has been promoted.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has been newly wed.

4. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?
(a) Yes, he refuses to accept the seriousness of his condition.
(b) No, he realizes he is going to die and is getting his will in order.
(c) Yes, though his protective shield is starting to crack.
(d) Yes, and his family is trying to convince him how serious his condition is.

5. Who is the first to leave the event that happened on Friday?
(a) Peter Ivanovich.
(b) Ivan Ilych's daughter and fiance.
(c) Ivan Ilych's son.
(d) Praskovya Fedorovna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych guess the doctor's prognosis is?

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

3. Why doesn't Ivan Ilych change his life?

4. What year is it in the novel?

5. Which character does Chapter 2 discuss?

(see the answer key)

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