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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What offends Ivan Ilych the most about being passed over for a promotion?
(a) Ivan had been told he was going to get the promotion.
(b) Others seem to see his struggles as quite ordinary.
(c) Ivan didn't get an apology from his boss for not promoting him.
(d) The person promoted is less qualified for the job than he is.

3. Why does Ivan Ilych react to his realization the way he does?
(a) He cannot believe he is dying so young.
(b) He doesn't want to leave his family.
(c) He somehow feels he is exempt from death.
(d) He knows he has done some terrible things in his life.

4. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?
(a) Anger and hostility.
(b) Conviction and righteousness.
(c) Optimism and joy.
(d) Reproach or warning.

5. How long ago did Ivan Ilych start his career?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 17 years ago.
(c) 6 years ago.
(d) So long ago he can't remember.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan realize in Chapter 7?

2. What does Ivan Ilych's wife tell him to do, after he gets back from the doctor?

3. Who is Ivan Ilych's wife?

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

5. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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