Chapter 1

Questions

1. What does Peter Ivanovich find out in the Gazette?
2. What are the three men's reactions to Ilych's death?
3. What is Peter's reaction to seeing his dead friend?
4. What does Praskovya Fedorovna reveal about Ivan's death?
5. What information does Praskovya Fedorovna want from Ivan?

Answers

1. He finds out that Ivan Ilych has died.
2. They joke about the difficulties in going to see his family and wonder who will be promoted now that he's gone.
3. It makes him terribly uncomfortable. He doesn't really know what to do.
4. He suffered terribly in his last days.
5. She wants to know how to get more money from the government now that she's a widow.