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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which character has a dog?
(a) Charlotta.
(b) Anya.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Firs.
2. How does Lopakhin feel about the outcome of the auction?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Devastated.
(d) Jealous.
3. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?
(a) He is buying the estate.
(b) He has a meeting with someone who may give him a loan.
(c) He is selling cherries.
(d) He is getting married.
4. What is the setting for Act II?
(a) The nursery.
(b) Lyubov's bedroom.
(c) The ballroom.
(d) A meadow on the estate.
5. Who buys the cherry orchard at the auction?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) The Countess.
(d) Pishchik.
6. How old does Trofimov claim to be?
(a) Not yet 30.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Not yet 50.
(d) Thirty-one.
7. Why does Lyubov call everyone inside at the end of Act II?
(a) It is time for tea.
(b) The Countess has arrived.
(c) It is almost suppertime.
(d) The ball is beginning.
8. What becomes of Lyubov's lover?
(a) He leaves her for another woman.
(b) He dies on the train.
(c) He inherits a fortune.
(d) He marries her daughter.
9. What do Lyubov and Varya mention in Act II that the peasants have been complaining about?
(a) Picking the cherries.
(b) The noise of the city.
(c) Being overworked.
(d) Being fed dried peas.
10. What is heard at the beginning of Act III?
(a) The Jewish band playing in the ballroom.
(b) A train in the distance.
(c) A chorus of angels.
(d) A carriage arriving.
11. What does Yepikhodov carry with him at all times?
(a) A cucumber.
(b) A mandolin.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A revolver.
12. What Shakespearean play does Lopakhin quote to Varya after the passing of the stranger in Act II?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Julius Caesar.
13. What did Lopakhin's father do to him when Lopakhin was a child?
(a) He beat Lopakhin.
(b) He gave him up for adoption.
(c) He fed him candies.
(d) He taught Lopakhin to become a banker.
14. Which character wears all black?
(a) Yepikhodov.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Varya.
(d) Anya.
15. Who is always mumbling?
(a) Firs.
(b) Trofimov.
(c) Varya.
(d) Pishchik.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?
2. What does Firs refer to as "the troubles" during Act II?
3. Where does the Countess live, who is mentioned by Gaev in Act II?
4. Whom does Varya chase from the estate in Act III?
5. Whom does Varya accidentally strike with a stick in Act III?
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