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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, is Ivan able to replace his thoughts of death?
(a) Yes, but it takes time.
(b) No, not all the time.
(c) Yes, it works brilliantly.
(d) No, it doesn't work anymore.

3. How does Ivan Ilych react to the thought that he is dying?
(a) Deep depression.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Rage.
(d) Fear.

4. To what event did Peter Ivanovich go to on Friday?
(a) To a wedding.
(b) To a grand ball.
(c) To argue a court case.
(d) To a funeral.

5. How many children does Ivan Ilych and his wife have together?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) None.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is this year the hardest year of Ivan Ilych?

2. How does Ivan Ilych's wife behave toward his illness?

3. What does Ivan Ilych feel toward what he hears down the hall?

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

5. What causes Ivan Ilych much distress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan respond to not getting the promotion and why?

2. At the moment Ivan admits to himself that he is dying, how does he feel toward his family?

3. What is Ivan's feeling of suffocation symbolize in Chapter 12?

4. Name four components of the plot in Chapter 1.

5. Initially, how did Ivan react to this self-revelation in Chapter 5?

6. What does Ivan's self-revelation turn into?

7. How does Ivan and his wife's idea of the "good life" extend into Chapter 4?

8. Why does Ivan fall into a profound depression?

9. Why do Ivan's memories of the past make him feel the way they do?

10. What does Gerasim symbolize?

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