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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lopakhin doing before he fell asleep in the opening of Act I?
(a) Reading.
(b) Talking.
(c) Writing.
(d) Playing cards.

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

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

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

5. For how many nights on the journey does Anya say she was unable to sleep in Act I?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

6. Who does Anya complain about doing tricks on the train journey in Act I?
(a) Charlotta.
(b) Firs.
(c) Gayev.
(d) Lyubov.

7. Who takes Lyubov's pills from her in Act I?
(a) Anya.
(b) Pishchik.
(c) Dunyasha.
(d) Yasha.

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

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

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

11. What does Yepikhodov ask Lopakhin for advice on in Act I?
(a) His proposal.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His ring.
(d) His boots.

12. How much of a loan does Lopakhin say he will raise for Lyubov for his plan as he exits in Act I?
(a) 50,000 rubles.
(b) 10,000 rubles.
(c) 25,000 rubles.
(d) 100,000 rubles.

13. How far is Lyubov's estate from the town?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 22 miles.
(c) 6 miles.
(d) 13 miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the play open?

2. What game does Gayev repeatedly talk about in the play?

3. What does Yepikhodov request that Dunyasha bring him when he enters in Act I?

4. At what time does Act I begin?

5. What time is the train that Lopakhin is catching in Act I?

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