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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Treplieff's play so hard to act in?
(a) It has to be performed in the dark.
(b) It has no living characters.
(c) The dialogue is hard to speak.
(d) It is cliched.

2. What animal does Trigorin say he races and dodges like?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A snake.
(c) A hedgehog.
(d) A fox.

3. What does Sorin say City streets are full of?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Pretty girls.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Cabs.

4. Who does Arkadina ask the doctor to compare her looks to?
(a) Paulina.
(b) Masha.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Nina.

5. Who calls Boris from the house?
(a) Arkadina.
(b) Jana.
(c) Masha.
(d) Dorn.

6. What does Trigorin say is all he is fit to describe?
(a) City life.
(b) Landscapes.
(c) People.
(d) Peasants.

7. What is Treplieff's mother's job?
(a) A singer.
(b) A writer.
(c) A waitress.
(d) An actress.

8. What does Shamraeff say Arkadina does not know?
(a) How to run a farm.
(b) How to act.
(c) How to fall in love.
(d) How to ride a horse.

9. What does Boris say he loves doing?
(a) Running.
(b) Eating out.
(c) Dressing up.
(d) Fishing.

10. Which of the following does Trigorin not say it is his duty to write about?
(a) The future.
(b) The rights of man.
(c) Work.
(d) Science.

11. What does Dorn say destroys the individual?
(a) Beer and cheese.
(b) Cocaine and coffee.
(c) Tea and coffee.
(d) Wine and tobacco.

12. What blows behind the stage?
(a) A cello.
(b) A horn.
(c) A trombone.
(d) A trumpet.

13. Where does Shamraeff rememebr Silva singing?
(a) The Opera House.
(b) The Pavillion.
(c) The Shakespeare Theater.
(d) The Kew Gardens.

14. What have Nina's mother and stepfather gone out to do?
(a) Cycle.
(b) Drive.
(c) Run.
(d) Walk.

15. What is Dorn's first name?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Constance.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nina say Boris has been spoiled by?

2. What does Nina say is wonderful?

3. What Shakespeare play does Arkandina quote from?

4. What does Treplieff lay by Nina's feet?

5. What does Akadina say she never likes to look into?

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