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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lyubov give to the stranger who passes through in Act II?
(a) A gold coin.
(b) A kopek.
(c) A silver coin.
(d) A basket of cherries.

2. Who is expected to propose to Varya?
(a) Yasha.
(b) Trofimov.
(c) Gaev.
(d) Lopakhin.

3. What does Lopakhim want Lyubov to do with the estate?
(a) Sell it to him.
(b) Divide it into lots for summer cottages.
(c) Take a loan and keep it as-is.
(d) Sell it to the Countess.

4. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?
(a) He is selling cherries.
(b) He has a meeting with someone who may give him a loan.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He is buying the estate.

5. What does Firs refer to as "the troubles" during Act II?
(a) The Emancipation.
(b) World War II.
(c) The onset of Communism.
(d) World War I.

6. 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 a snapped string dying mournfully away.
(b) The sound of church bells.
(c) The sound of a train.
(d) The sound of a carriage pulling up.

7. What purchases does Gaev have with him when he returns to the estate in Act III?
(a) Candy and cakes.
(b) Fruits and vegetables.
(c) Champagne and cognac.
(d) Herring and anchovies.

8. At what time of day does Act II take place?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Morning.
(d) Dusk.

9. Who intends to pay the musicians at the end of Act III?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Varya.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Lyubov.

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

11. Why did Lyubov buy a villa?
(a) To replace the estate.
(b) To rent it out for profit.
(c) To take care of her lover who was ill.
(d) To give her daughter on her wedding day.

12. Which character says, "Forward! We are moving irresistibly toward the bright star that burns in the distance!"?
(a) Varya.
(b) Anya.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Trofimov.

13. Who is mentioned as being "prepared to buy the estate" at auction?
(a) Yasha.
(b) Lyubov.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Deriganov.

14. Who arrives at the estate near the end of Act II?
(a) Dunyasha.
(b) Gaev.
(c) A beggar asking for money.
(d) The Countess.

15. What is the setting for Act II?
(a) Lyubov's bedroom.
(b) A meadow on the estate.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The ballroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Dunyasha profess her love in Act II?

2. Who first says the orchard is sold today in Act III?

3. At the end of Act II, where does Anya go to avoid being found in the garden?

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

5. What is the setting for Act III?

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