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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act II, a distinctive sound is heard in the distance which the characters take note of. What sound is heard?
(a) The sound of church bells.
(b) The sound of a train.
(c) The sound of a snapped string dying mournfully away.
(d) The sound of a carriage pulling up.

2. Who is Varya afraid will "fall in love"?
(a) Lopakhim and Trofimov.
(b) Lyubov and Firs.
(c) Dunyasha and Pishchik.
(d) Anya and Trofimov.

3. What does Lopakhin call Gaev when storming out from the garden in Act II, following their dispute about the estate?
(a) A miser.
(b) A cheapskate.
(c) A scoundrel.
(d) An old woman.

4. What animal is Pishchik compared to in Act III?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cow.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A horse.

5. What does Trofimov call Varya to tease her?
(a) Madame Lopakhin.
(b) Madame Pishchik.
(c) Madame Ranevskaya.
(d) A nun.

6. What does the Stationmaster recite from in Act III?
(a) Tolstoy's "The Sinner."
(b) Marx's "Communist Manifesto."
(c) Tolstoy's "The Proud Man."
(d) Nietzche's "Good and Evil."

7. What does Gaev constantly eat?
(a) Sunflower seeds.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Dried herring.
(d) Candies.

8. Whose arrival is Lyubov anxiously awaiting in Act III?
(a) Anya's.
(b) Gaev's.
(c) Yepikhodov's.
(d) Charlotta's.

9. What Shakespearean play does Lopakhin quote to Varya after the passing of the stranger in Act II?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

10. What does Trofimov do after storming out in Act III?
(a) He kisses Anya.
(b) He falls down the stairs.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He breaks a billiards cue.

11. What does Dunyasha do repeatedly throughout the play?
(a) Powder her face.
(b) Serve tea.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

12. Who wears white throughout the play?
(a) Lyubov.
(b) Varya.
(c) Gaev.
(d) Anya.

13. Who throws the keys on the floor at the end of Act III?
(a) Varya.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Gaev.
(d) Anya.

14. Which character says if the cherry orchard must be sold, "then sell me with it"?
(a) Pishchik.
(b) Lyubov.
(c) Anya.
(d) Varya.

15. What does Firs say happened just before "the troubles"?
(a) An owl hooted and the samovar hissed constantly.
(b) The train arrived in the station.
(c) A black carriage pulled up to the estate.
(d) The slaves rioted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasha ask of Lyubov in Act III?

2. How old is Lyubov's son when he dies?

3. Which character appears to be "man-crazy"?

4. Which character quotes Nietzche in Act III?

5. What does Anya suggest to Lyubov at the end of Act III?

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