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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?
(a) Because the doctor tells him not to worry.
(b) Because he is feeling better already.
(c) Because he reads about it in a medical book.
(d) Because his wife can go out as usual.

2. How much will Ivan Ilych's new job pay on moving expenses?
(a) 3,500 rubles.
(b) 1,500 rubles.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 5,000 rubles.

3. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?
(a) He is excited about his daughter's wedding.
(b) He is an excellent dancer.
(c) He lay screaming almost non-stop for the last three days.
(d) He will make a wonderful grandfather.

4. Why does Ivan Ilych take his family there?
(a) To hide from the law.
(b) For a visit.
(c) To save money.
(d) For a vacation.

5. After seeing himself in the mirror, what does Ivan Ilych finally admit to himself?
(a) That he is dying.
(b) That his daughter is marrying the wrong man.
(c) That he must write his memoirs before it's too late.
(d) That his wife is truly beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ivan try to work?

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

3. Ivan Ilych finally realizes, after seeing himself in the mirror, that his condition is a question of what?

4. What did Peter Ivanovich realize as he was speaking to Praskovya Fedorovna?

5. How does Ivan Ilych's view his life?

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