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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What broader concept about life does Ivan come to see once he feels he is pushed through the hole?
(a) That life is meant to be difficult.
(b) That life is a struggle.
(c) That life is a cabaret.
(d) That it can be lived well even if he didn't live well.

2. In Chapter 11, what does his awareness about his deceptions cause Ivan to do?
(a) Scream.
(b) Beg forgiveness.
(c) Cry.
(d) Groan aloud.

3. How do most people act toward Ivan?
(a) They avoid him.
(b) They are happy to finally be rid of him.
(c) They already mourn his death.
(d) They pretend he is not dying.

4. In Chapter 11, what does Ivan do at his wife's suggestion?
(a) Let the fresh air in by opening the window of his room.
(b) Take communion.
(c) Eat.
(d) Take another dose of medicine.

5. What explanation has Ivan for the realizations about his memories?
(a) He has not lived as he ought.
(b) He was raised by good parents.
(c) He lived as he should have.
(d) He raised his own children the way he was raised.

6. What does Ivan seriously consider in Chapter 11?
(a) Living to see his daughter married.
(b) Murdering his wife.
(c) The idea that he has lived wrongly.
(d) That he is dying.

7. Others see Ivan twitch and gasp for two more hours, but Ivan experiences what?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sadness.

8. What has Ivan stopped thinking about by chapter 10?
(a) His work.
(b) How to get the promotion he felt he was due.
(c) Death.
(d) His appendix and his kidney.

9. What does Ivan realize when he looks back at his life?
(a) That there is nothing that the doctors can do for him.
(b) That he loves the life he has created with his family.
(c) That the only real and honest pleasures were in his childhood.
(d) That he really doesn't want to die.

10. What is the hardest thing for Ivan to bear?
(a) Not being able to sleep much.
(b) That others have to be involved in his excretions.
(c) Not being able to eat his favorite foods.
(d) The pain.

11. How long does Ivan ponder his broader concept about life before his actual death?
(a) A half hour.
(b) One hour.
(c) Moments before.
(d) Two hours.

12. What does Ivan try to hang onto at the end of his life?
(a) His belief in God.
(b) The notion that his life has been a good one.
(c) His family.
(d) His last breath.

13. How does Ivan's wife explain why she ordered what she did in Chapter 8?
(a) She is certain this doctor can cure Ivan.
(b) Because she can see Ivan is tired and needs rest.
(c) Fresh air will will rid Ivan's room of impurities.
(d) To put her mind at ease.

14. What does Ivan think may have been real after all?
(a) The revulsion he felt for his wife all those years ago.
(b) His non-conformist urges.
(c) The desire to become a doctor.
(d) The feelings he had for Peter's wife.

15. In Chapter 10, how does Ivan feel about his memories of the past?
(a) The memories devastating.
(b) The memories are joyful.
(c) The memories are painful.
(d) The memories are shocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan react to what his wife wants to do when she returns from the theater?

2. How do most people treat Ivan's dying?

3. Why does Ivan say his mental pain is worse?

4. What has Ivan stopped doing?

5. Why does Ivan's wife enter his room in Chapter 11?

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