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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lyubov request her servants get for her after her return in Act I?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Kvass.
(d) Tea.

3. What does Dunyasha do repeatedly throughout the play?
(a) Sing.
(b) Serve tea.
(c) Powder her face.
(d) Dance.

4. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He has a meeting with someone who may give him a loan.
(c) He is buying the estate.
(d) He is selling cherries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has supposedly taken place at the beginning of Act III?

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

3. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?

4. When did Anya and her mother depart from the estate?

5. Which character declares, "All of Russia is our orchard"?

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