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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who takes Lyubov's pills in Act I do with them?
(a) Stomps on them.
(b) Throws them out the door.
(c) Throws them in the fireplace.
(d) Swallows them.

2. What is the setting for Act III?
(a) The ballroom.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The garden.

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

4. When did Anya and her mother depart from the estate?
(a) During Advent.
(b) During Christmas.
(c) During summer.
(d) During Lent.

5. Why does Firs not go to bed in Act III?
(a) He is the only one to serve the guests.
(b) He cannot sleep.
(c) He has not bed to go to.
(d) He wants to dance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Varya afraid will "fall in love"?

3. What does Lyubov request her servants get for her after her return in Act I?

4. Who arrives at the estate near the end of Act II?

5. What does Lyubov drop from her handkerchief in Act III?

(see the answer key)

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