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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. Who is the main character?
(a) Ivan Ilych.
(b) Praskovya Fedorovna.
(c) Vladimir Ivanich.
(d) Peter Ivanovich.

2. After seeing himself for the first time in many months in the mirror, what reaction does Ivan Ilych have to what he sees?
(a) He falls for the second time.
(b) He is relieved that he was finally able to admit it.
(c) Anger rises up inside him.
(d) He becomes dizzy and faints.

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

4. In Chapter 6, is Ivan able to replace his thoughts of death?
(a) Yes, it works brilliantly.
(b) No, not all the time.
(c) No, it doesn't work anymore.
(d) Yes, but it takes time.

5. Ivan Ilych finally realizes, after seeing himself in the mirror, that his condition is a question of what?
(a) Whether the kidney or the appendix is diseased.
(b) Life or death.
(c) Positive thinking.
(d) Whether he can afford his new house now that he is not able to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Ivan Ilych like to play?

2. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?

3. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?

4. What major theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 6?

5. What does Ivan Ilych's wife tell him to do, after he gets back from the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ivan experience only temporary relief when his family leaves in Chapter 8?

2. How does making choices based on convention affect Ivan?

3. Name four components of the plot in Chapter 1.

4. How does Ivan make his pain worse?

5. When does Ivan's suffering begin to subside?

6. Describe how Ivan is torn in Chapter 9 and what affect this has on him?

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

8. How does Ivan cope with the knowledge that he is dying?

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

10. Why do you think Ivan has more difficulty avoiding the thought of his death at work?

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