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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ivan's wife enter his room in Chapter 11?

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

3. How long does Ivan ponder his broader concept about life before his actual death?

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

5. How do most people treat Ivan's dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Tolstoy's own life represented in "The Death of Ivan Ilych?" Include how he grew up, his early adulthood and what he came to believe later in his life. Be sure to include supporting evidence from the novel as well as independent biographical information about Leo Tolstoy.

Essay Topic 2

Choose several passages of good description from "The Death of Ivan Ilych" and explain how the descriptions help the reader to experience the events in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the form that foreshadowing takes in "The Death of Ivan Ilych." How is the foreshadowing accomplished? Is the foreshadowing subtle or obvious?

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