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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor focus on?
(a) Whether or not the doctor has met Ivan before.
(b) Whether the pain is coming from the appendix or the kidney.
(c) Whether or not Ivan can pay the bill.
(d) How many other patients are waiting to be seen.

2. Why does Ivan Ilych marry?
(a) His father-in-law forces him.
(b) He is in love.
(c) He wants his wife's money.
(d) It seems expected of him.

3. Is Ivan Ilych successful in understanding this?
(a) Yes, most of the time.
(b) No, he cannot.
(c) Yes, but it takes time to ponder.
(d) Yes, immediately.

4. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?
(a) He becomes increasingly irritable.
(b) He begs the doctor for medication to releave the pain.
(c) He decides to stay in bed all day.
(d) He becomes delirious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ivan Ilych knows he gave his life to what?

2. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?

3. What does Ivan Ilych recognize in the doctor's professional air?

4. What year is it in the novel?

5. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?

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