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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 1?
(a) The church.
(b) Ivan Ilych's house.
(c) The courtroom.
(d) The judge's chamber.

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

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

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

5. What major theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 6?
(a) Without family we are nothing.
(b) Leave the curtain the way it is.
(c) We die as we live.
(d) Working too hard can kill you.

Short Answer Questions

1. How bad are the affects of these medicines?

2. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?

3. What does Ivan Ilych try to understand?

4. Who is Ivan's family going to see at the end of Chatper 8?

5. Of what does Ivan's wife try to convince him?

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