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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to the main character?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has been newly wed.
(c) He has just become a grandfather.
(d) He has been promoted.

2. In Chapter 6, is Ivan able to replace his thoughts of death?
(a) Yes, but it takes time.
(b) Yes, it works brilliantly.
(c) No, not all the time.
(d) No, it doesn't work anymore.

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

4. What characters are mentioned in Chapter 9?
(a) Ivan's wife and Ivan.
(b) Ivan's wife, Ivan, and Ivan's son.
(c) Ivan's wife, Ivan, and Ivan's daughter.
(d) Ivan's wife, Ivan, and God.

5. How did Peter Ivanovich learn the fate of the main character?
(a) From Praskovya Fedorovna.
(b) From reading the newspaper.
(c) From a messager sent to tell him.
(d) From an announcement in the judge's chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan try to hang onto what he does at the end of his life?

2. What does the doctor ignore?

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

4. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?

5. Who says, "death will come to everyone as God's will?"

(see the answer key)

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