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

Short Answer Questions

1. By Chapter 10, how does Ivan feel in his thoughts?

2. Who insisted that Ivan's wife and family go out?

3. Who seems to answer Ivan's questions?

4. How does Ivan respond to his wife entering his room?

5. What has Ivan stopped doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Gerasim's being a peasant significant in the novel? Does it affect how he sees the world and how his character develops?

Essay Topic 2

Explain and support how "The Death of Ivan Ilych" can change a reader's ideas about how to live. Look at the theme of the novel to answer the question. How has Ivan lived? Does Tolstoy's writing endorse Ivan's way of life? Does the tone of Tolstoy's writing warn against the way Ivan has lived?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the major themes ("We die as we live" or "What constitutes a good life?") and explain what is meant by that theme. How does Tolstoy convey this theme throughout the novel?

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