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.
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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

This is the chronological order of the events:

*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

The correct 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.

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 novella written by Leo Tolstoy. It was published in 1886 and it is considered a classic of Russian literature. The book tells the story of a high-court judge that experiences an existential crisis after he finds out he is ill. Moreover, the novel starts at the chronological end of the story; in other words, it starts with the death of the main character. In The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Tolstoy presents his philosophy of life and portrays death as an enemy of men.