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WorksheetsThe Death of Ivan Ilyich
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Ivan Ilyich initially sees death as darkness. Later, when he accepts death, he sees it as "light." What literary device?
Personification
Symbolism
Simile
Paradox
What, according to Tolstoy, is the REAL THING?
propriety
love
religion
honesty
When were the best times in Ivan Ilyich's life?
law school
marriage
childhood
parenthood
How does Praskovya Fyodorovna view Ivan Ilyich's three straight days of screaming?
As terribly sad for her husband
As terribly difficult for her children
As terribly burdensome for herself
As terribly sad for herself
How does the daughter view Ivan Ilyich's illness?
A burden and inconvenience
Very sad
She's angry about it
She wishes it wouldn't happen
Pyotor Ivanovich sees the warning on Ivan Ilyich's face in the coffin, and he immediately dismisses the idea that it could apply to him. This is because according to Tolstoy, most people in the upper class in Russia in the 1800s
are ready and willing to die when it is their time
are afraid of and in denial of their own death
Ivan Ilyich's look on his face in the coffin is one that says that
what needed to be done was done and done properly
a warning to the living
a greater significance in death than he had in life
All of the above
The warning on Ivan Ilyich's face in the coffin warns that
everyone will die someday and that people shouldn't live by following propriety
propriety is cool
be careful with ladders
What is Tolstoy's message for even the worst of human beings?
They still have time to make it right
They don't stand a chance
What is Tolstoy's message about love?
It isn't necessary in the upper class of Russia in the 1800s
It's the most important thing in life
You don't need it to get married if you follow propriety
Tolstoy uses Praskovya Fyodorovna and the daughter to ______________ the members of Russia in the upper class in the 1800s
celebrate
praise
blame
satirize
Ivan Ilyich reaches acceptance in which of the 12 chapters of the book?
In Chapter 5
In Chapter 6
In Chapter 10
In Chapter 12
The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a short novel, also called a
short story
mini-book
novella
epic poem
A satire is a work that
laments the loss of a person
makes fun of someone or something
is written in memory of a certain event
tells the history of a time period
Praskovya Fyodorovna asks Pyotor Ivanovich to have a private conversation with her because
she needs someone to talk to
she needs help finding money for her daughter's wedding
she wants to know how to get a job
she wants to know if she can get more money from the government
Tolstoy satirizes Pyotor Ivanovich when
he awkwardly walks up to the coffin, worried about what others think about him
he tells Praskovya Fyodorovna that she can get more money from the government
quits his job
grieves the loss of Ivan Ilyich
What upsets Ivan Ilyich most of all?
that he isn't doing well at work anymore
the pain that he is experiencing
the lie
the doctor's behavior
Where does the family go, all dressed up and fancy, while Ivan Ilyich is at home dying?
out to dinner
to a party
shopping
to the theater
Which character does Tolstoy use to convey the correct way to live life?
Liza
Pyotor Ivanovich
Schwartz
Gerasim
How does Tolstoy satirize Ivan Ilyich's colleagues?
They are not sad about his death
They would rather play cards than be at his funeral
They wonder how it will allow them to receive promotions
All of the above
