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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ivan Ilych see in the eyes of his brother-in-law?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Shock.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Love.

3. What happens to Ivan Ilych one day as he is adjusting a curtain?
(a) Ivan slips on a stepladder and receives a nasty bruise on his side.
(b) Ivan falls and breaks his leg.
(c) Ivan falls on his wife.
(d) Ivan falls and rips the curtain.

4. What is the setting of Chapter 1?
(a) The courtroom.
(b) Ivan Ilych's house.
(c) The judge's chamber.
(d) The church.

5. What has Ivan Ilych's ambitions resulted in?
(a) Terrible headaches.
(b) Alienation of his children.
(c) Tension between he and his wife.
(d) Increasing levels of power at work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character?

2. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?

3. How many children does Ivan Ilych and his wife have together?

4. What did the sight of Ivan Ilych seem to convey to Peter Ivanovich?

5. When does Ivan Ilych's pain worsen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Examine the irony in Chapter 8.

2. What is the conflict that Ivan experiences in Chapter 8?

3. Describe the relationship between Ivan and his wife.

4. Discuss how Ivan's memories of the past make him feel.

5. Explain the mood in Chapter 6.

6. What is the major conflict in "The Death of Ivan Ilych?" What is a minor conflict in "The Death of Ivan Ilych?"

7. What does Ivan stop doing in Chapter 11?

8. Describe how Ivan's condition is affecting him in Chapter 7.

9. How is Ivan characterized in Chapter 3?

10. How could Ivan's death serve as an awakening for his lifetime acquaintance, Peter? Does Peter avail himself of this awakening?

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