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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are his wife and daughter anxious when Ivan Ilych arrives home?
(a) They are anxious to hear what the doctor had to say.
(b) They are anxious to go out.
(c) They are anxious to get the house clean for the party that night.
(d) They are anxious because Ivan had been gone so long.

2. Is Ivan Ilych successful in understanding this?
(a) Yes, immediately.
(b) No, he cannot.
(c) Yes, but it takes time to ponder.
(d) Yes, most of the time.

3. What two things that Ivan Ilych hears down the hall makes him react as he does?
(a) His friends' talents and good looks.
(b) The intruder's stealth and agility.
(c) His family's good health and merriment.
(d) His children's youth and abilities.

4. How does Ivan Ilych's relationship with his wife affect his work?
(a) He becomes close friends with the judge.
(b) He is unprepared for court.
(c) He misses several days.
(d) He becomes more and more ambitious.

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

6. What did Peter Ivanovich realize as he was speaking to Praskovya Fedorovna?
(a) That Praskovya Fedorovna just wants to know if there is any additional government grant she can receive.
(b) That Praskovya Fedorovna talks too much.
(c) That Praskovya Fedorovna is very beautiful.
(d) That Peter Ivanovich would like to marry Praskovya Fedorovna .

7. Who is the first character introduced in Chapter 5?
(a) Ivan.
(b) Ivan's brother-in-law.
(c) Ivan's wife.
(d) Ivan's doctor.

8. What does Ivan Ilych see in the eyes of his brother-in-law?
(a) Love.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shock.

9. How old is Ivan Ilych's son?
(a) Of schoolboy age.
(b) Old enough to be driving.
(c) Still in diapers.
(d) Of an elderly nature.

10. How does Ivan Ilych respond when confronted with the symptoms of his illness?
(a) Ivan begins to cry.
(b) Ivan asserts that they are all in good health.
(c) Ivan tells his wife.
(d) Ivan asks his daughter for help.

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

12. Without the distraction of work, what happens to Ivan Ilych?
(a) He falls in love with another woman.
(b) He realizes how much he loves his wife.
(c) He falls into a profound depression.
(d) He discovers what is wrong with his life.

13. What is the conflict in Chapter 5?
(a) Ivan feels that know one is listening to him.
(b) Ivan cannot stay awake, but he has work to do.
(c) Ivan dislikes his brother-in-law but must visit with him.
(d) Ivan still cannot accept that he may be dying.

14. How much money does Ivan Ilych need to be paid?
(a) Enough to buy a summer house.
(b) At least 5,000 rubles.
(c) Enough to afford to send his son to medical school.
(d) No less than 10,000 rubles.

15. Why does Ivan Ilych think that his case might not be so serious after all?
(a) Because the doctor tells him not to worry.
(b) Because his wife can go out as usual.
(c) Because he reads about it in a medical book.
(d) Because he is feeling better already.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ivan Ilych react to the thought that he is dying?

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

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

4. Why does Ivan Ilych try to replace thoughts of death?

5. Ivan Ilych finally realizes, after seeing himself in the mirror, that his condition is a question of what?

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