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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the beginning of Act Two set as the play opens again?
(a) The office.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) Outside.

2. What does Astrov give as his excuse for quickly leaving when Sonya enters the room?
(a) He's not wearing a tie.
(b) He doesn't want to see her.
(c) He is supposed to make a phone call.
(d) He forgot his wallet.

3. Telegin says that __________ and Astrov are out looking for Vanya after the dramatic events of the previous scene.
(a) Sonya.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Maria.

4. Sonya talks about how Astrov feels that where __________ are well-tended, the people are more artisitic.
(a) Children.
(b) Museums.
(c) Books.
(d) Forests.

5. Yelena promises Sonya she really did marry the Professor for __________, in conflict with Sonya's suspicions.
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Partnership.
(d) Companionship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who doesn't Sonya want involved in the drunken binges of Astrov?

2. Who does Vanya point out is actually the one who owns the estate?

3. What time does Yelena tell the Professor it is after he wakes up and she wakes up too?

4. Sonya says there are a lot of things she could do if she felt like it: work on the __________, visit the sick, etc.

5. Whose silence is interpreted to mean that Astrov said that he wouldn't be coming back?

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