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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who attempts to kiss Charlotta's hand but is denied in Act I?
(a) Anya.
(b) Yasha.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Gayev.

3. Who dreams of entering a convent?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Anya.
(c) Varya.
(d) Yepikhodov.

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

5. What is heard at the beginning of Act III?
(a) A carriage arriving.
(b) The Jewish band playing in the ballroom.
(c) A train in the distance.
(d) A chorus of angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pishchik's daughter?

2. Where does the Countess live, who is mentioned by Gaev in Act II?

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

4. What does Lyubov give to the stranger who passes through in Act II?

5. Whose grandparents and parents are slaves on the estate?

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