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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ivan Ilych's chief concern is to what?
(a) To follow doctor's orders exactly.
(b) To continue working at his new job.
(c) To be well enough to attend the party that evening.
(d) To get his wife to listen to him.

2. How does Ivan relieve his suffering that night in Chapter 9?
(a) He calls his son to his side.
(b) He takes more medicine than the doctor suggested.
(c) He has a good cry.
(d) He listens to his daughter sing softly.

3. What does Ivan realize in Chapter 7?
(a) That his wife doesn't love him.
(b) That everyone is waiting for him to die.
(c) That he misses work terribly.
(d) That he is not as sick as he has thought.

4. What is wrong with Ivan Ilych's current job?
(a) The workload is too heavy.
(b) It's boring.
(c) There's not enough to do.
(d) The money isn't enough to keep up with his standard of living.

5. What does Ivan figure out in Chapter 10 about his life?
(a) That he could have done things differently if he had gotten that promotion.
(b) That his family is all he needs.
(c) That he should have married his true love.
(d) That his life is a web of lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych think of his marriage?

2. What has Ivan's wife ordered in Chapter 8?

3. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?

4. Who did Peter Ivanovich meet first at Ivan Ilych's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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