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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the hardest thing for Ivan to bear?
(a) The pain.
(b) That others have to be involved in his excretions.
(c) Not being able to sleep much.
(d) Not being able to eat his favorite foods.

2. What does Ivan Ilych consider the worst part of death?
(a) The unbearable pain.
(b) That it will take him away from his family.
(c) That he will never see his new house fully decorated.
(d) It allows him no action to take.

3. What is Ivan Ilych forced to do with his thoughts of death?
(a) Sit there and face them.
(b) Cry over them incessantly.
(c) Tell his wife about them.
(d) Ignore them.

4. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?
(a) In Petersburg.
(b) In the town where his wife's brother lives.
(c) In the town he'd been living in all his life.
(d) In Moscow.

5. When does Ivan Ilych's pain worsen?
(a) In the evening after dinner.
(b) During the night.
(c) When he is upset.
(d) In the morning after he wakes up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to his worsening pain?

2. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?

3. Why doesn't Ivan Ilych change his life?

4. What profession is Ivan Ilych?

5. When Ivan Ilych gets home from the doctor, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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