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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even after Ivan Ilych realizes that he is going to die, what kinds of thoughts does he try to think about?
(a) How he can spend more time at the office.
(b) How he can stop his daughter's marriage.
(c) Thoughts that he considers more proper and healthy.
(d) What he needs to do to become healthy again.

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

3. What offends Ivan Ilych the most about being passed over for a promotion?
(a) The person promoted is less qualified for the job than he is.
(b) Ivan had been told he was going to get the promotion.
(c) Ivan didn't get an apology from his boss for not promoting him.
(d) Others seem to see his struggles as quite ordinary.

4. Who is the main character?
(a) Vladimir Ivanich.
(b) Ivan Ilych.
(c) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(d) Peter Ivanovich.

5. What does Ivan Ilych see as "doing his duty?"
(a) To serve the judicial system honorably.
(b) To do whatever pleases those in authority.
(c) To be the best father to his children.
(d) To do whatever pleases his wife.

6. What profession is Ivan Ilych?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A judge.
(d) A doctor.

7. What does Ivan Ilych think will solve his new problem?
(a) To obtain a new job.
(b) Celebrate his love for his wife with a grand ball.
(c) Divorce his wife.
(d) Go to medical school.

8. How does the doctor respond when Ivan Ilych presses him for an answer to the seriousness of his symptoms?
(a) The doctor tells Ivan that he has only weeks to live.
(b) The doctor states that he has already told Ivan what he considers proper.
(c) The doctor tells Ivan that it isn't anything to worry about.
(d) The doctor tells Ivan he needs to do more tests.

9. Why does Ivan Ilych's animosity toward his former colleagues vanish?
(a) One of his former colleagues asks for his daughter's hand in marriage.
(b) They give him the promotion when he returns from his leave of absence.
(c) Ivan Ilych's new position places him two steps above them.
(d) He realizes he was being foolish.

10. What major theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 6?
(a) Working too hard can kill you.
(b) We die as we live.
(c) Leave the curtain the way it is.
(d) Without family we are nothing.

11. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Ivan Ilych's professional title?
(a) District Attorney.
(b) Civil Lawyer.
(c) Public Prosecutor.
(d) Judge.

12. What does Ivan Ilych's wife tell him to do, after he gets back from the doctor?
(a) Go to his bed and rest.
(b) Be quiet.
(c) Tell her all about the doctor's visit.
(d) Take his medicine.

13. Why does Ivan Ilych react to his realization the way he does?
(a) He cannot believe he is dying so young.
(b) He doesn't want to leave his family.
(c) He somehow feels he is exempt from death.
(d) He knows he has done some terrible things in his life.

14. What has Ivan Ilych used as an escape from reality?
(a) Self-deception.
(b) Trying to stop the marriage of his daughter.
(c) Decorating his house.
(d) Writing his memoirs.

15. What did Praskovya Fedorovna tell Peter Ivanovich about the main character?
(a) He lay screaming almost non-stop for the last three days.
(b) He will make a wonderful grandfather.
(c) He is an excellent dancer.
(d) He is excited about his daughter's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the novel?

2. When does Ivan Ilych's pain worsen?

3. Ivan Ilych finally realizes, after seeing himself in the mirror, that his condition is a question of what?

4. How does Ivan Ilych deal with the revelation in Chapter 6?

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

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