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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ivan Ilych knows he gave his life to what?
(a) The law.
(b) To getting that promotion that he knows he deserves.
(c) His family.
(d) Decorating his house.

3. Without the distraction of work, what happens to Ivan Ilych?
(a) He falls into a profound depression.
(b) He realizes how much he loves his wife.
(c) He discovers what is wrong with his life.
(d) He falls in love with another woman.

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

5. How does the doctor respond when Ivan Ilych presses him for an answer to the seriousness of his symptoms?
(a) The doctor tells Ivan that it isn't anything to worry about.
(b) The doctor tells Ivan he needs to do more tests.
(c) The doctor tells Ivan that he has only weeks to live.
(d) The doctor states that he has already told Ivan what he considers proper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first character introduced in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does Ivan Ilych think will solve his new problem?

5. What does Ivan Ilych do for a few hours after seeing himself in the mirror for the first time in quite a while?

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