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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Peter Kosoy gone to live, according to Gayev in Act I?
(a) With the Tzar's family.
(b) With the monks.
(c) With the Postal Service Officer.
(d) With the Commissioner of Police.

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

3. Who is Pishchik's daughter?
(a) Ivanka.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Dashenka.
(d) Maria.

4. When does Varya say the estate will be sold in Act I?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) July.

5. What does Gayev repeatedly put into his mouth?
(a) Roasted nuts.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Sugar candy.

6. How long ago does Gayev say the bookcase was made in Act I?
(a) 150 years ago.
(b) 100 years ago.
(c) 50 years ago.
(d) 200 years ago.

7. By what nickname does Yasha call Dunyasha in Act I?
(a) Little Potato.
(b) Little Cucumber.
(c) Little Turnip.
(d) Little Tomato.

8. On what floor does Anya describe her mother living in Paris in Act I?
(a) The first floor.
(b) The third floor.
(c) The seventh floor.
(d) The fifth floor.

9. Who is the footman that Anya describes in Act I?
(a) Yasha.
(b) Trofimov.
(c) Pischik.
(d) Firs.

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

11. Where does Anya say she does not want to go in Act I?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Yaroslav.

12. What noise does Anya complain about as she retires to bed in Act I?
(a) The bells.
(b) The dogs.
(c) The drums.
(d) The piano.

13. What does Dunyasha break when Yasha startles her in Act I?
(a) A bust.
(b) A vase.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A saucer.

14. In how much time does Lopakhin say he will see Lyubov and her family again as he departs in Act I?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 days.

15. What game does Gayev repeatedly talk about in the play?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Dominos.
(c) Poker.
(d) Billiards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attempts to kiss Charlotta's hand but is denied in Act I?

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

3. What is the brooch of that Anya wears home in Act I?

4. What does Lyubov do with the telegrams she receives in Act I?

5. At what time does Act I begin?

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