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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. Why is Pepel told to run off?

2. Who orders Kostilyoff out of the rooming house?

3. Who does Andrei say that he thinks Kvashnya will end up marrying?

4. Who snatches a book away from Nastya?

5. There were two characters that were porters. Which name below names one of the characters that was a porter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bubnoff reveal about his past?

2. What are the sounds that you hear coming from the first set before the dialogue begins?

3. What happened to Natasha, Vassilisa, and Pepel at the end of the play?

4. What is the setting for the third act?

5. What new information does Luka give the Actor about alcoholism?

6. Who finds Anna dead, and who notifies Kleshtch?

7. What happens when Vassilisa confronts Pepel, asking him if he loves her?

8. Name one of the quotes that the Actor has in the fourth act?

9. Which characters are playing cards and who is watching them?

10. Bubnoff makes an analogy about Satine's story. What is the analogy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lot of details about the opening set are given by the writer. Describe the opening set. Analyze how this set plays a major role in setting the mood for the play. How does this set complement the characters of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the situation when Kostilyoff finds Pepel and Vassilisa alone talking. What takes place? Do you believe that it was planned, and if so, by whom?

Essay Topic 3

Write about the exchange between Vassilisa and Pepel and the exchange they had in the second act. What is Vassilisa's initial question to Pepel and what is his response? What business arrangement does she propose to him? Does Pepel accept it?

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