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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Charlotta's parents do for a living?
(a) Taught at a small school house.
(b) They were merchants.
(c) They were serfs.
(d) Traveled and performed shows at fairs.

2. What does Lopakhim want Lyubov to do with the estate?
(a) Take a loan and keep it as-is.
(b) Divide it into lots for summer cottages.
(c) Sell it to him.
(d) Sell it to the Countess.

3. What does Gayev say his sister married rather than a noble in Act I?
(a) A patriot.
(b) A vampire.
(c) An advocate.
(d) A drug-lord.

4. Which character wears all black?
(a) Varya.
(b) Yepikhodov.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Anya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the footman that Anya describes in Act I?

2. Which character represents the rising middle class of turn-of-century Russia?

3. Where is Act I set?

4. What becomes of Lyubov's lover?

5. How many rubles per year does Lopakhin suggest Lyubov will make off rent with his plan in Act I?

(see the answer key)

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