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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ivan's son enters his room, what does his son do?

2. What month of Ivan's illness begins Chapter 7?

3. How bad are the affects of these medicines?

4. In Chapter 11, Ivan sees that his deceptions have done what?

5. When does Ivan recognize that his real life began to ebb?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of irony in "The Death of Ivan Ilych." How is irony used in novel? Does Tolstoy use one kind of irony more than another?

Essay Topic 2

Why would Tolstoy choose "The Death of Ivan Ilych" as the title if he writes about Ivan's life? Is Tolstoy writing about more than just Ivan's physical death in the novel? How so?

Essay Topic 3

Is there a reason Tolstoy does not give a name to Ivan's disease? How does the unnamed disease relate to the central themes? Why would Tolstoy not name the disease that kills Ivan?

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