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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Ivan Ilych and his wife have together?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?
(a) They are anxious to get the house clean for the party that night.
(b) They are anxious to hear what the doctor had to say.
(c) They are anxious because Ivan had been gone so long.
(d) They are anxious to go out.

3. Ivan Ilych knows he gave his life to what?
(a) The law.
(b) Decorating his house.
(c) His family.
(d) To getting that promotion that he knows he deserves.

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

5. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?
(a) He decides to stay in bed all day.
(b) He becomes delirious.
(c) He begs the doctor for medication to releave the pain.
(d) He becomes increasingly irritable.

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

7. What offends Ivan Ilych the most about being passed over for a promotion?
(a) Ivan had been told he was going to get the promotion.
(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 didn't get an apology from his boss for not promoting him.

8. 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 stop his daughter's marriage.
(b) Thoughts that he considers more proper and healthy.
(c) What he needs to do to become healthy again.
(d) How he can spend more time at the office.

9. Who comes to visit Ivan Ilych in Chapter 5?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) Peter Ivanovich.
(c) Schwartz.
(d) Vladimir Ivanich.

10. Why does Ivan Ilych try to replace thoughts of death?
(a) To protect himself.
(b) He is too busy to think about it.
(c) He thinks he can still get well.
(d) He thinks he is being foolish.

11. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?
(a) Optimism and joy.
(b) Reproach or warning.
(c) Anger and hostility.
(d) Conviction and righteousness.

12. How does Ivan Ilych respond when confronted with the symptoms of his illness?
(a) Ivan tells his wife.
(b) Ivan asks his daughter for help.
(c) Ivan asserts that they are all in good health.
(d) Ivan begins to cry.

13. How satisfied with his life is Ivan Ilych?
(a) Mostly.
(b) Totally.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Only a very small amount.

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

15. After seeing himself in the mirror, what does Ivan Ilych finally admit to himself?
(a) That his wife is truly beautiful.
(b) That he is dying.
(c) That he must write his memoirs before it's too late.
(d) That his daughter is marrying the wrong man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan Ilych think his wife wants of him?

2. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?

3. What does Ivan Ilych guess the doctor's prognosis is?

4. What does Ivan Ilych recognize in the doctor's professional air?

5. Why is it ironic that Ivan resents that his death is trivial?

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