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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ivan Ilych looks in the mirror some time after greeting his brother-in-law, what does he see for the first time?
(a) How old he really is.
(b) How thin and yellow he has become.
(c) How healthy he now looks.
(d) A tumor.

2. When Ivan Ilych gets home from the doctor, what does he do?
(a) Breaks down and sobs uncontrollably.
(b) Sits down and takes a nap.
(c) Tries to tell his wife and daughter everything.
(d) Asks his wife why dinner isn't ready.

3. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?
(a) From a messager sent to tell him.
(b) From Praskovya Fedorovna.
(c) From reading the newspaper.
(d) From an announcement in the judge's chamber.

4. 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 really wished he'd gone to medical school instead of becoming a lawyer.
(c) That he is dying.
(d) That he is an excellent husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ivan Ilych react to his realization the way he does?

3. Where does Ivan Ilych take his family when he takes a leave of absence from his job?

4. Why is this year the hardest year of Ivan Ilych?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Ivan Ilych's professional title?

(see the answer key)

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