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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Anya complain about doing tricks on the train journey in Act I?
(a) Charlotta.
(b) Gayev.
(c) Lyubov.
(d) Firs.

2. Which character appears to be "man-crazy"?
(a) Dunyasha.
(b) Varya.
(c) Firs.
(d) Gaev.

3. Which character says, "Forward! We are moving irresistibly toward the bright star that burns in the distance!"?
(a) Trofimov.
(b) Varya.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Anya.

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

5. What does Trofimov suggest that Anya do with the keys of the household?
(a) Give them to him.
(b) Send them to the Countess.
(c) Throw them into the well.
(d) Swallow them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many nights on the journey does Anya say she was unable to sleep in Act I?

3. At the end of Act II, where does Anya go to avoid being found in the garden?

4. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?

5. What does Lyubov do with the telegrams she receives in Act I?

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