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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Ivan Ilych sees the doctor does Chapter 5 begin?
(a) 2 days later.
(b) 1 week later.
(c) 2 months later.
(d) 1 year later.

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

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

4. What does Ivan Ilych feel toward what he hears down the hall?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pity.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

5. What causes Ivan Ilych much distress?
(a) His wife.
(b) Being constantly on guard against anything that might distress him.
(c) Not being able to continue working at his new job.
(d) The severe pain.

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

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

8. How old is Ivan Ilych's son?
(a) Of an elderly nature.
(b) Old enough to be driving.
(c) Of schoolboy age.
(d) Still in diapers.

9. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?
(a) Yes, though his protective shield is starting to crack.
(b) No, he realizes he is going to die and is getting his will in order.
(c) Yes, and his family is trying to convince him how serious his condition is.
(d) Yes, he refuses to accept the seriousness of his condition.

10. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?
(a) He is unprepared for court.
(b) He misses several days.
(c) He becomes close friends with the judge.
(d) He becomes more and more ambitious.

11. Where does Ivan try to work?
(a) He doesn't try to work.
(b) The university nearby.
(c) His study.
(d) The law courts.

12. 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 it isn't anything to worry about.
(b) The doctor states that he has already told Ivan what he considers proper.
(c) The doctor tells Ivan he needs to do more tests.
(d) The doctor tells Ivan that he has only weeks to live.

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

14. When Peter Ivanovich encounters Ivan Ilych's daughter and fiance, how to they look?
(a) Inconvienenced.
(b) Ready to cry.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy together.

15. Why does Ivan Ilych take his family there?
(a) To save money.
(b) To hide from the law.
(c) For a visit.
(d) For a vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ivan Ilych forced to do with his thoughts of death?

2. Why does Ivan Ilych's animosity toward his former colleagues vanish?

3. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?

4. What major theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 6?

5. How does Ivan Ilych respond when confronted with the symptoms of his illness?

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