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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How bad are the affects of these medicines?
(a) Not bad at all.
(b) Bad, but at least they relieve the pain.
(c) As bad as the pain that they are supposed to relieve.
(d) They make him so sick he tries to avoid taking them.

2. What did Peter Ivanovich realize as he was speaking to Praskovya Fedorovna?
(a) That Praskovya Fedorovna talks too much.
(b) That Praskovya Fedorovna just wants to know if there is any additional government grant she can receive.
(c) That Praskovya Fedorovna is very beautiful.
(d) That Peter Ivanovich would like to marry Praskovya Fedorovna .

3. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?
(a) They are anxious because Ivan had been gone so long.
(b) They are anxious to get the house clean for the party that night.
(c) They are anxious to hear what the doctor had to say.
(d) They are anxious to go out.

4. What does Ivan Ilych guess the doctor's prognosis is?
(a) Ivan doesn't guess at the doctor's prognosis.
(b) It is not as bad as he thought it was.
(c) It is nothing to worry about.
(d) It is very bad.

5. What has Ivan Ilych used as an escape from reality?
(a) Trying to stop the marriage of his daughter.
(b) Self-deception.
(c) Decorating his house.
(d) Writing his memoirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Ivan is angry with whom?

2. Who comes to visit Ivan Ilych in Chapter 5?

3. After seeing himself for the first time in many months in the mirror, what reaction does Ivan Ilych have to what he sees?

4. How often does Ivan experience physical pain?

5. Who is the first to leave the event that happened on Friday?

(see the answer key)

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