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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lopakhin tell Dunyasha she dresses like in Act I?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A maid.
(c) A peasant.
(d) A lady.

2. What is the last sound heard in Act IV?
(a) The carriage leaving.
(b) The thud of an ax on a tree in the orchard.
(c) The birds chirping.
(d) The train.

3. How long is the estate empty?
(a) Until the Fall.
(b) Until the Winter.
(c) Forever.
(d) Until the Spring.

4. What does Charlotta carry out in Act IV?
(a) The suitcases.
(b) A fruit basket.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) Her dog.

5. What is Yepikhodov's nickname?
(a) Addlepate.
(b) The Servant Boy.
(c) Twenty-Two Calamities.
(d) Drunkska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disgusts Firs about the guests in Act III?

2. Who buys the cherry orchard at the auction?

3. Who intends to pay the musicians at the end of Act III?

4. Which character says, "Forward! We are moving irresistibly toward the bright star that burns in the distance!"?

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

(see the answer key)

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