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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets offended when Yelena calls him by the wrong name, though he's at the table with her each day?
(a) Vanya.
(b) Astrov.
(c) Marina.
(d) Telegin.

2. Vanya complains that ever since ___________ and his wife arrived, the schedule has not be right around the house.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Astrov.
(c) Professor.
(d) Anton.

3. What is the Professor wearing when he enters the scene with his wife?
(a) A tuxedo.
(b) Swimming trunks.
(c) Black overcoat.
(d) Blue jeans.

4. Yelena says the reason she and Vanya are friends is because they are both very ________.
(a) Angry.
(b) Dull.
(c) Educated.
(d) Ignorant.

5. What is Marina knitting when the scene opens during the first act of the play?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Pot holder.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Stocking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Astrov becomes lost in a memory of the community in which there was an epidemic of ___________.

2. Who makes an exclamation which keeps Telegin and Sonya stay outside?

3. Yelena says that Astrov is right, people don't just destroy forests, they also destroy ____________.

4. When Yelena tells Vanya it's a nice day, what does Vanya say that it is a nice day to do?

5. What is the country in which this play, "Uncle Vanya," is set?

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