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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 realizes Ivan has to find a house for the family quickly.
(c) They have the same taste.
(d) His wife will live anywhere so long as her family is with her.

2. 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.

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

4. Why does Ivan Ilych react to his realization the way he does?
(a) He cannot believe he is dying so young.
(b) He somehow feels he is exempt from death.
(c) He doesn't want to leave his family.
(d) He knows he has done some terrible things in his life.

5. Once settled, what makes Ivan Ilych irritable?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) Every new stain or imperfection.
(d) The family's new dog.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?

4. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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