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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ivan Ilych take a leave of absence from his job?
(a) The summer of 1865.
(b) The following year.
(c) The day after he is not promoted.
(d) The summer of 1880.

2. Who seems to answer Ivan's questions?
(a) His wife.
(b) Gerasim.
(c) God.
(d) The doctor.

3. What does Ivan's wife tell him to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Eat something.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Open his window.
(d) Take some opium.

4. What has Ivan Ilych used as an escape from reality?
(a) Trying to stop the marriage of his daughter.
(b) Self-deception.
(c) Writing his memoirs.
(d) Decorating his house.

5. Who does Ivan begin to question in Chapter 9?
(a) God.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Gerasim.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ivan Ilych able to find a new home that will please both him and his wife?

2. After seeing himself in the mirror, what does Ivan Ilych finally admit to himself?

3. What does Ivan Ilych think will solve his new problem?

4. What does Ivan Ilych try to understand?

5. In Chapter 6, is Ivan able to replace his thoughts of death?

(see the answer key)

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