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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who seems to answer Ivan's questions?

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

4. One evening, Ivan's wife comes into his room to visit dressed how?

5. What does Ivan figure out in Chapter 10 about his life?

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

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

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.

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