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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ivan Ilych try to replace thoughts of death?
(a) He is too busy to think about it.
(b) He thinks he can still get well.
(c) To protect himself.
(d) He thinks he is being foolish.

3. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?
(a) He carves out a life independent from her.
(b) He takes her on vacation.
(c) He tries harder to make her happy.
(d) He buys a home near the sea.

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

5. What causes Ivan Ilych much distress?
(a) The severe pain.
(b) Being constantly on guard against anything that might distress him.
(c) His wife.
(d) Not being able to continue working at his new job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?

2. Why does Ivan Ilych have difficulty working?

3. Who insisted that Ivan's wife and family go out?

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

5. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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