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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medicines are often given to Ivan?
(a) There is no medicine that can help Ivan.
(b) Penicillin and opium.
(c) Opium and morphine.
(d) Penicillin and morphine.

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

3. Ivan compares the doctor's visit to what?
(a) Premature death.
(b) The time he's spent in the company of his friends.
(c) The hope of a church service.
(d) The lies of lawyers in the courts.

4. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?
(a) He becomes close friends with the judge.
(b) He misses several days.
(c) He is unprepared for court.
(d) He becomes more and more ambitious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character?

2. What affects do these medicines have on Ivan?

3. What month of Ivan's illness begins Chapter 7?

4. Which character does Chapter 2 discuss?

5. How does Ivan Ilych's view his life?

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