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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the specialist's visit cause Ivan more pain?
(a) Because he does many painful tests.
(b) Because Ivan can't bear to see yet another doctor.
(c) Because he cuts Ivan at the wrists to allow the impurities of his blood to leave the body.
(d) It gives Ivan a brief moment of false hope.

2. What does Ivan's wife want to do when she returns from the theater?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Have dinner.
(c) Have some wine.
(d) Sit with Ivan.

3. What does Ivan realize about his life once he feels he is pushed through the hole?
(a) That his life wasn't worth living.
(b) That he did the best he could.
(c) That he didn't live it well, but it doesn't matter.
(d) That it was wonderful.

4. What affects do these medicines have on Ivan?
(a) They make him sleep most of the time.
(b) They make him delusional.
(c) They make him depressed.
(d) They relieve his pain.

5. What does Ivan figure out in Chapter 10 about his life?
(a) That he could have done things differently if he had gotten that promotion.
(b) That his family is all he needs.
(c) That his life is a web of lies.
(d) That he should have married his true love.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Ivan, what does the thought that he hasn't lived a good life cause?

2. His memories of the past lead Ivan specifically to where?

3. What does Ivan begin to review in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Ivan do at his wife's suggestion?

5. How bad are the affects of these medicines?

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