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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who throws the keys on the floor at the end of Act III?
2. What do Charlotta's parents do for a living?
3. How long has Lyubov been away?
4. How many times does Varya say that Trofimov has been expelled from the university?
5. Who first says the orchard is sold today in Act III?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Varya feel about Yepikhodov? What does she do to show her feelings?
2. Explain the argument between Lyubov and Trofimov in Act III.
3. What is the emotional state of Lyubov at the beginning of Act III? Why?
4. Who is involved in a "love triangle" in the play? How?
5. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?
6. Who performs magic tricks? What tricks does he/she perform? Where did he/she learn to perform them?
7. Who buys the estate at auction? How did this come about?
8. Who is the Countess? How does she play into the plot? Where does she live?
9. Trofimov is a character who speaks about philosophical ideals throughout the play. What are the concepts and ideals that he speaks about?
10. What does Lyubov feel about her lover? How does she show her feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If The Cherry Orchard were produced today, what elements of the play would contemporary audiences most relate to? Why? What elements would audiences not relate to?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the plot structure of The Cherry Orchard. Where does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the narrative? What does the reader/audience learn in the falling action and denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is more complicated than many plays of his time. Unlike the "Well-Made Play," The Cherry Orchard has a more obscure plot and protagonist and antagonist. Who do you feel is the protagonist in The Cherry Orchard? Who is the antagonist? Why do you feel this way?
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