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.

Answer 1

*Ivan Ilyich graduates from the School of Law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service.

* Ivan Ilyich meets Zachar Ivanovich in St. Petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the Department of Justice.

* Ivan Ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a Russian province.

* Ivan Ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province.

* Ivan Ilyich becomes assistant public prosecutor, a position that he serves in for seven years.

Answer 2

1Ivan Ilyich graduates from the School of Law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service.

2 Ivan Ilyich meets Zachar Ivanovich in St. Petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the Department of Justice.

3 Ivan Ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a Russian province.

4 Ivan Ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province.