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

2. When does Ivan Ilych's pain worsen?
(a) In the morning after he wakes up.
(b) When he is upset.
(c) During the night.
(d) In the evening after dinner.

3. Why is it ironic that Ivan resents that his death is trivial?
(a) Ivan isn't dying.
(b) Ivan wouldn't die if he would just take his medicine.
(c) Ivan enjoys all the attention his illness is getting him.
(d) His life has been trivial all along and that never bothered him.

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

5. How many of Ivan Ilych's children die?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the novel?

2. When does Ivan Ilych take a leave of absence from his job?

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

4. Who is the first to leave the event that happened on Friday?

5. What relationship is the main character to Peter Ivanovich?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the doctor's professional air parallel Ivan's attitude at work?

2. Explain the mood in Chapter 6.

3. What sort of world has Ivan left behind? Give 3 examples to support your idea(s).

4. Identify the crisis for Ivan in Chapter 5.

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

6. Compare and contrast Ivan's wife and Gerasim in Chapter 8.

7. Describe Ivan's appearance in Chapter 5.

8. Discuss the irony in Ivan resenting his dying from something so trivial as falling off the step ladder.

9. How does Ivan respond to not getting the promotion and why?

10. Describe Gerasim.

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