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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character represents the dissolving upper class of turn-of-century Russia?
(a) Lyubov.
(b) Varya.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Firs.

2. Who dreams of entering a convent?
(a) Varya.
(b) Gaev.
(c) Yepikhodov.
(d) Anya.

3. On what date is the estate to go up for auction?
(a) August 22.
(b) May 14.
(c) September 1.
(d) July 7.

4. What is the common complaint about Gaev?
(a) He talks too much.
(b) He drinks all the time.
(c) He is in love with the maid.
(d) He sings too much.

5. Who is left in the drawing room at the end of Act III?
(a) Lyubov and Anya.
(b) Varya and Pishchik.
(c) Firs and Gaev.
(d) Varya and Anya.

6. How long has Lyubov been away?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

7. Why does Lyubov call everyone inside at the end of Act II?
(a) It is time for tea.
(b) The ball is beginning.
(c) The Countess has arrived.
(d) It is almost suppertime.

8. Which character says, "We are above love"?
(a) Lyubov.
(b) Trofimov.
(c) Yepikhodov.
(d) Varya.

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

10. To whom does Dunyasha profess her love in Act II?
(a) Lopakhin.
(b) Yepikhodov.
(c) Yasha.
(d) Gaev.

11. What does Lyubov accuse Trofimov of?
(a) Being too young to understand.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Being too foolish in love.
(d) Breaking the billiard cue.

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

13. At the end of Act II, where does Anya go to avoid being found in the garden?
(a) Into the orchard.
(b) To the river.
(c) Into the nursery.
(d) Into the woods.

14. What disgusts Firs about the guests in Act III?
(a) They are not nobility.
(b) They are snobbish.
(c) They don't tip.
(d) They are too rowdy.

15. What effect comes from having the railway closer to the estate?
(a) It means that Gaev can travel to and from work.
(b) It means that Lyubov can marry the stationmaster.
(c) It will make selling the cherries more convenient.
(d) It will be easier to lease out summer cottages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is in love with Trofimov?

2. What has the Post-Office Clerk said to Dunyasha in Act III, causing her giddiness?

3. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?

4. What does Lopakhin call Gaev when storming out from the garden in Act II, following their dispute about the estate?

5. Who intends to pay the musicians at the end of Act III?

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