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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much is Gaev offered at the bank?
(a) 6,000 per year.
(b) 25,000 per year.
(c) 10,000 per year.
(d) 3,000 per year.

2. What does Firs refer to as "the troubles" during Act II?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The onset of Communism.
(d) The Emancipation.

3. What Shakespearean play does Lopakhin quote to Varya after the passing of the stranger in Act II?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

4. On what date is the estate to go up for auction?
(a) September 1.
(b) May 14.
(c) August 22.
(d) July 7.

5. How many rubles per year does Lopakhin suggest Lyubov will make off rent with his plan in Act I?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game does Gayev repeatedly talk about in the play?

2. Where is Lopakhin taking a train in Act I?

3. Who begins to weep after the sound is heard in the distance in Act II?

4. How long has Lyubov been away?

5. What does Dunyasha break when Yasha startles her in Act I?

(see the answer key)

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