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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. Once settled, what makes Ivan Ilych irritable?
(a) His children.
(b) The family's new dog.
(c) Every new stain or imperfection.
(d) His wife.

2. When does Ivan Ilych believe his illness began?
(a) When he fell off the ladder and bruised his side.
(b) When he went back to work.
(c) When he moved in with his brother-in-law.
(d) When he bought his new house.

3. What does Ivan Ilych think of his marriage?
(a) It is all he ever wanted.
(b) It is happy.
(c) It is unhappy.
(d) It is exciting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What galls Ivan Ilych to think?

2. Even after Ivan Ilych realizes that he is going to die, what kinds of thoughts does he try to think about?

3. What game does Ivan Ilych like to play?

4. Why does Ivan Ilych marry?

5. What does Ivan Ilych feel toward what he hears down the hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ivan's feeling of suffocation symbolize in Chapter 12?

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

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

4. What does Ivan discover about his method of coping in Chapter 6?

5. Explain the mood in Chapter 6.

6. How is Ivan characterized in Chapter 3?

7. Examine the author's other main theme of this story.

8. What explanation does Ivan come up with to explain why his past memories make him feel the way they do?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Ivan reveal about himself when he was younger, and what happened to it?

10. What is ironic about the opening of Chapter 3 when it states that 1880 is "the hardest year of Ivan's life?"

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