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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych think his wife wants of him?
(a) To be a good father to their children.
(b) To be a good provider.
(c) To entertain her all the time.
(d) To be home for dinner every night.

2. Ivan Ilych finally realizes, after seeing himself in the mirror, that his condition is a question of what?
(a) Whether the kidney or the appendix is diseased.
(b) Whether he can afford his new house now that he is not able to work.
(c) Life or death.
(d) Positive thinking.

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

4. Who is Ivan Ilych's wife?
(a) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Vladimir Ivanich.
(d) Gerasim.

5. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to his worsening pain?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She chastises him for whining.
(c) She insists he see a doctor.
(d) She criticizes him for fixing the curtain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without the distraction of work, what happens to Ivan Ilych?

2. What does Ivan Ilych see as "doing his duty?"

3. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?

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

5. What has Ivan Ilych's ambitions resulted in?

(see the answer key)

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