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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ivan ask of God?
(a) To live as he used to - well and pleasantly.
(b) To be cured.
(c) To take care of his family when he is gone.
(d) To explain why God is allowing him to be in such pain.

2. How does Ivan feel when his wife enters his room in Chapter 8?
(a) Comforted.
(b) Sad to think he must soon leave her.
(c) Surrounded by lies.
(d) Angry.

3. What does food become to Ivan?
(a) A distraction from the pain.
(b) Soothing.
(c) It all taste like iron because of the medication he takes.
(d) Distasteful.

4. What does Ivan realize the further back in his memories he goes?
(a) He really has had a wonderful life.
(b) The more of these distant memories he has than of recent times.
(c) He wishes he could re-live them.
(d) The more there was that was good in life, the more life there was.

5. What is the hardest thing for Ivan to bear?
(a) The pain.
(b) Not being able to sleep much.
(c) That others have to be involved in his excretions.
(d) Not being able to eat his favorite foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most people act toward Ivan?

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

3. What does the idea that he hasn't lived a good life stop Ivan from being able to do?

4. Why does Ivan say his mental pain is worse?

5. Instead, what does Ivan think about in Chapter 10?

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