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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lopakhin call Gaev when storming out from the garden in Act II, following their dispute about the estate?
(a) A cheapskate.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) A miser.

2. How much money does Pishchik need in order to pay his interest?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 100 rubles.
(c) 420 rubles.
(d) 180 rubles.

3. Which character wears all black?
(a) Varya.
(b) Anya.
(c) Yepikhodov.
(d) Lopakhin.

4. What does Lyubov say her husband died from?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Drinking.

5. How old is Lyubov's son when he dies?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

6. How much was the estate auctioned for?
(a) 10,000 rubles above mortgage.
(b) 90,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(c) 200,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(d) 5,000 rubles above the mortgage.

7. What becomes of Lyubov's lover?
(a) He dies on the train.
(b) He inherits a fortune.
(c) He leaves her for another woman.
(d) He marries her daughter.

8. What purchases does Gaev have with him when he returns to the estate in Act III?
(a) Champagne and cognac.
(b) Candy and cakes.
(c) Herring and anchovies.
(d) Fruits and vegetables.

9. Which character implies the precursor to socialist thought in Russia?
(a) Pishchik.
(b) Anya.
(c) Trofimov.
(d) Lyubov.

10. What language does Charlotta speak in Act III?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Norweigan.

11. What does Lyobov call Trofmiov that insults him, causing him to storm out in Act III?
(a) An ass.
(b) An addlepate.
(c) A monster.
(d) A jackal.

12. In Act II, Lyubov details where she has been before the start of the play. Where does she say she has returned from?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Krakow.

13. On what date is the estate to go up for auction?
(a) September 1.
(b) August 22.
(c) July 7.
(d) May 14.

14. What Shakespearean play does Lopakhin quote to Varya after the passing of the stranger in Act II?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

15. How old is Varya?
(a) 24.
(b) 32.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lopakhim want Lyubov to do with the estate?

2. Which character says "I am beneath love"?

3. Which character says, "We are above love"?

4. Who stands in the door to the drawing room at the end of Act III?

5. Which character quotes Nietzche in Act III?

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