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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych see in the eyes of his brother-in-law?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Shock.
(d) Love.

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

3. What does Ivan Ilych's son's face look like?
(a) Freckled.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Tearstained.
(d) Sunburned.

4. What are two of Ivan Ilych's symptoms?
(a) The weird taste in his mouth and his craving for blintzes.
(b) Nose bleeds and a terrible limp.
(c) The weird taste in his mouth and the pain in his side.
(d) Other bruises appear on his body and the pain in his side.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the conflict in Chapter 5?

2. How does Gerasim treat Ivan?

3. Who seems to answer Ivan's questions?

4. By Chapter 10, how does Ivan feel in his thoughts?

5. When Ivan Ilych looks in the mirror some time after greeting his brother-in-law, what does he see for the first time?

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