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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are two of Ivan Ilych's symptoms?
(a) The weird taste in his mouth and the pain in his side.
(b) The weird taste in his mouth and his craving for blintzes.
(c) Nose bleeds and a terrible limp.
(d) Other bruises appear on his body and the pain in his side.

2. What causes Ivan Ilych much distress?
(a) His wife.
(b) Being constantly on guard against anything that might distress him.
(c) Not being able to continue working at his new job.
(d) The severe pain.

3. What game does Ivan Ilych like to play?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Solitaire.
(c) Poker.
(d) Hearts.

4. How does Ivan Ilych react to his worsening pain?
(a) He begs the doctor for medication to releave the pain.
(b) He becomes delirious.
(c) He becomes increasingly irritable.
(d) He decides to stay in bed all day.

5. What relationship is the main character to Peter Ivanovich?
(a) The main character's son-in-law.
(b) The main character's boss.
(c) The main character's brother.
(d) A lifelong acquaintance and colleaque of the main character.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event did Peter Ivanovich go to on Friday?

2. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?

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

4. What is wrong with Ivan Ilych's current job?

5. What has Ivan Ilych's ambitions resulted in?

(see the answer key)

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