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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ivan Ilych forced to do with his thoughts of death?
(a) Sit there and face them.
(b) Cry over them incessantly.
(c) Tell his wife about them.
(d) Ignore them.

2. How does Ivan Ilych deal with the revelation in Chapter 6?
(a) He spends more times with his wife.
(b) He plans to stop his daughter's marriage.
(c) He starts finds a suitable book in which to write his memoirs.
(d) He despairs continuously.

3. What does Ivan Ilych admit to himself for the first time after seeing himself in the mirror?
(a) That he is a good man.
(b) That he is dying.
(c) That he really wished he'd gone to medical school instead of becoming a lawyer.
(d) That he is an excellent husband.

4. What is the hardest thing for Ivan to bear?
(a) That others have to be involved in his excretions.
(b) Not being able to eat his favorite foods.
(c) The pain.
(d) Not being able to sleep much.

5. Who helps Ivan Ilych begin to realize that he is dying?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?

2. Ivan Ilych's chief concern is to what?

3. How much money does Ivan Ilych need to be paid?

4. What does the doctor focus on?

5. Which character does Chapter 2 discuss?

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