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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lyubov buy a villa?
(a) To give her daughter on her wedding day.
(b) To replace the estate.
(c) To rent it out for profit.
(d) To take care of her lover who was ill.

2. Which character says, "We should stop admiring ourselves. We should just work, and that is all"?
(a) Trofimov.
(b) Pishchik.
(c) Charlotta.
(d) Lopakhin.

3. How long has Lyubov been away?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

4. What does Lopakhin call Gaev when storming out from the garden in Act II, following their dispute about the estate?
(a) A miser.
(b) A cheapskate.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) An old woman.

5. When does Varya say the estate will be sold in Act I?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character appears to be "man-crazy"?

2. Why does Lyubov call everyone inside at the end of Act II?

3. Who is Pishchik's daughter?

4. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?

5. Who keeps sending telegrams to Lyubov?

(see the answer key)

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