Answer:
Ivan was pompous and fake until his impending death made him face the reality of his life.
Step-by-step explanation:
In this excerpt, it is clear that Ivan Ilyich is rethinking much of what was normal about his life in the past. Now that he is sick and likely to die, he realizes that his friends were not actually as nice as he thought they were. They often joke about his disease, which Ivan does not enjoy. He is particularly bothered by Schwartz because he reminds him of how he was in the past, which leads us to think that Ivan was equally pompous and fake until his impending death made him face the reality of his life.