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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan's wife tell him to do in Chapter 9?

2. What adds to Ivan's suffering?

3. What does the idea that he hasn't lived a good life stop Ivan from being able to do?

4. Who is Ivan's family going to see at the end of Chatper 8?

5. How much time has passed at the beginning of Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Tolstoy choose to use the flashback technique in Chapter 1 when he begins the novel with the funeral? How does Tolstoy's use of this technique help to get the themes across?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ivan and Gerasim. What is the relationship and/or purpose of these two characters, specifically, in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Is Gerasim's being a peasant significant in the novel? Does it affect how he sees the world and how his character develops?

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