3. Due to the limited space of a short story, words are chosen carefully. Discuss significance of the fact that according to the first paragraph of the story, Woodifield's wife and
daughters "kept him boxed up" most of the time.
4. Besides the picture of his son, discuss why Mansfield spends so much time describing the
objects and furniture with which the boss surrounds himself.

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.