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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the brooch of that Anya wears home in Act I?
(a) A bee.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A flower.

2. What time is the train that Lopakhin is catching in Act I?
(a) 4:00.
(b) 2:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 7:00.

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

4. What color is Lyubov's bedroom?
(a) Violet.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

5. At what time does Act I begin?
(a) Almost 2:00 a.m.
(b) Almost 8:00 a.m.
(c) Almost 6:00 a.m.
(d) Almost 9:00 a.m.

6. What does Lyubov reply when Pishchik asks if she ate frogs in France in Act I?
(a) She says she ate crocodiles.
(b) She says she ate shark.
(c) She says she ate accountants.
(d) She says she ate snails.

7. What does Gayev say his sister married rather than a noble in Act I?
(a) An advocate.
(b) A vampire.
(c) A patriot.
(d) A drug-lord.

8. What does Dunyasha say they call Yepikhodov in Act I?
(a) The irrepressible intellect.
(b) The horse jockey.
(c) Two-and-twenty troubles.
(d) Tha gallant jester.

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

10. For how long does Varya say Firs has been mumbling in Act I?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 2 years.

11. What does Trofimov say he will always be in Act I?
(a) A poet.
(b) A cad.
(c) A lover.
(d) A student.

12. In what month does the play open?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

13. How often does Lopakhin claim the cherry orchard bears fruit in Act I?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every third year.
(c) Every other year.
(d) Every four years.

14. How much money does Pishchik ask to borrow in Act I?
(a) 1,200 rubles.
(b) 140 rubles.
(c) 100 rubles.
(d) 240 rubles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a loan does Lopakhin say he will raise for Lyubov for his plan as he exits in Act I?

2. Who does Anya complain about doing tricks on the train journey in Act I?

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

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

5. Where has Peter Kosoy gone to live, according to Gayev in Act I?

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