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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych's view his life?
(a) As most ordinary.
(b) Exactly the way he hoped it would be.
(c) As extraordinary.
(d) As exciting.

2. Is Ivan Ilych in denial about his condition?
(a) Yes, though his protective shield is starting to crack.
(b) Yes, and his family is trying to convince him how serious his condition is.
(c) Yes, he refuses to accept the seriousness of his condition.
(d) No, he realizes he is going to die and is getting his will in order.

3. How does Ivan Ilych's wife react to each child's loss?
(a) She pretends that the child isn't dead for months.
(b) She wants to try for another child immediately.
(c) She decides to have no more children.
(d) She becomes more ill temperered.

4. What does Ivan Ilych admit to himself for the first time after seeing himself in the mirror?
(a) That he is dying.
(b) That he is an excellent husband.
(c) That he is a good man.
(d) That he really wished he'd gone to medical school instead of becoming a lawyer.

5. To what or whom does Peter Ivanovich refuse to yield to?
(a) Any depressing thoughts.
(b) The bicycle on the left.
(c) Ivan Ilych.
(d) The prosecution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ivan Ilych find a new job?

2. After offering his condolences, what does Peter Ivanovich tell Praskovya Fedorovna?

3. What does Ivan Ilych do the more he senses that his wife is bored all the time?

4. What is the conflict in Chapter 5?

5. How many children does Ivan Ilych and his wife have together?

(see the answer key)

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