Question

Arrange the events in Ivan Ilyich's life, which are described in chapters 1–4 of Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, in chronological order. Ivan Ilyich becomes assistant public prosecutor, a position that he serves in for seven years. Ivan Ilyich meets Zachar Ivanovich in St. Petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the Department of Justice. Ivan Ilyich graduates from the School of Law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service. Ivan Ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province. Ivan Ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a Russian province.

Answer 1

The order of events in Ivan Ilyich's life is: (1) Ivan Ilyich graduates from the School of Law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service, (2) Ivan Ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a Russian province, (3) Ivan Ilyich becomes assistant public prosecutor, a position that he serves in for seven years, (4) Ivan Ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province, and (5) Ivan Ilyich meets Zachar Ivanovich in St. Petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the Department of Justice.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novel written by Leo Tolstoy in 1886. The main character of the book is Ivan Ilyich, a high-court judge that is forced to deal with a terminal illness. Other characters are Ivan Ilyich's wife, Praskovya Fëdorovna Golovin, who does not care about her husband's suffering, and Peter Ivanovich, Ivan's unconditional friend. The Death of Ivan Ilyich is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature.