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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announces they're staying to lunch when the arrival of another character occurs?
(a) Vershinin
(b) Olga
(c) Masha
(d) Andrei

2. Who always brings extravagant presents for the sisters as he feels he loves them as much as their mother did?
(a) Chebutykin
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Vershinin
(d) Ferapont

3. Who mentions his wife and daughters at the end of the scene?
(a) Chebutykin
(b) Andrei
(c) Vershinin
(d) Tusenbach

4. What does Andrei really want to do with his life? What is his current goal?
(a) Get married
(b) Translate a book into English
(c) Leave the country
(d) Become a pianist

5. What is heard as the characters are speaking during this second part of the Act 1?
(a) An air raid horn
(b) A knock at the door
(c) A violin
(d) A siren

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did the family leave Moscow to come to the provincial area where they are now settled?

2. Who is the one sister who wouldn't be able to go back to Moscow?

3. Which character says he loved the sisters' mother?

4. Who becomes tearful by how old Vershinin looks?

5. Who is NOT one of the three sisters who are the title characters of this play?

(see the answer key)

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