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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Vera?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?
(a) The north wind.
(b) Sinusitis.
(c) Bile.
(d) Flu.

3. According to Shpigelski, what is the "main thing in marriage"?
(a) Fidelity.
(b) Temperance.
(c) "Polite tolerance."
(d) "A solid character."

4. Who enters at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Shpigelski.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Kolya.

5. For what were Shpigelski and Bolshintsov supposedly searching in the garden?
(a) Lillies of the Valley.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Shpigelski, which character is "straight from the Golden Age of Innocence"?

2. Whom had Rakitin been visiting before coming to Natalya's house?

3. Who is going to teach Kolya to swim?

4. What friend has been writing to Vera, hoping that she'll write back?

5. In Act 3, Part 3, Natalya insists that she is not "annoyed" with Beliayev but rather what?

(see the answer key)

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