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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Peter Kosoy gone to live, according to Gayev in Act I?
(a) With the Tzar's family.
(b) With the Postal Service Officer.
(c) With the Commissioner of Police.
(d) With the monks.

2. What does Yepikhodov break in Act III?
(a) A table.
(b) A billiard ball.
(c) The bookcase.
(d) A billiard cue.

3. How many times does Varya say that Trofimov has been expelled from the university?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

4. What does Lopakhin order the orchestra to do at the end of Act III?
(a) Stop playing.
(b) Strike up.
(c) Go home.
(d) Eat dinner.

5. Who attempts to kiss Charlotta's hand but is denied in Act I?
(a) Anya.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Gayev.
(d) Yasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Countess live, who is mentioned by Gaev in Act II?

2. What effect comes from having the railway closer to the estate?

3. What does Trofimov do after storming out in Act III?

4. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?

5. What did Lopakhin's father do to him when Lopakhin was a child?

(see the answer key)

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