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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Act I set?
(a) Lyubov's office.
(b) The nursery.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The dining-room.

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

4. What is noted about Firs in Act I?
(a) He does not hear well.
(b) He is leaving the estate.
(c) He can no longer drive.
(d) He is obstinate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where is Lopakhin taking a train in Act I?
(a) Kharkov.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Moscow.

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

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

14. Who did Trofimov tutor?
(a) Anya.
(b) Grisha.
(c) Varya.
(d) Lyubov.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago does Gayev say the bookcase was made in Act I?

2. What does Lyubov reply when Pishchik asks if she ate frogs in France in Act I?

3. How often does Lopakhin claim the cherry orchard bears fruit in Act I?

4. Who is the footman that Anya describes in Act I?

5. How far is Lyubov's estate from the town?

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