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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does the Countess live, who is mentioned by Gaev in Act II?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Poland.
(c) Paris.
(d) Yaroslav.

4. What time does the auction end?
(a) 9 o'clock.
(b) 6 o'clock.
(c) 8 o'clock.
(d) 4 o'clock.

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

6. Who comes to the orchard to look for Anya at the end of Act II?
(a) Dunyasha.
(b) Firs.
(c) Varya.
(d) Lyubov.

7. What does Lyubov drop from her handkerchief in Act III?
(a) A feather.
(b) A ruble.
(c) A billiard ball.
(d) A telegram.

8. Who buys the cherry orchard at the auction?
(a) Pishchik.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Gaev.
(d) The Countess.

9. What is the plan for the cherry orchard at the end of Act III?
(a) It will be replanted.
(b) It will produce cherries for the town.
(c) It will be chopped down.
(d) It will be burned.

10. What is Yepikhodov's nickname?
(a) Twenty-Two Calamities.
(b) Addlepate.
(c) Drunkska.
(d) The Servant Boy.

11. How much is Gaev offered at the bank?
(a) 10,000 per year.
(b) 25,000 per year.
(c) 3,000 per year.
(d) 6,000 per year.

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

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

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

15. How old does Trofimov claim to be?
(a) Not yet 30.
(b) Not yet 50.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, Lyubov details where she has been before the start of the play. Where does she say she has returned from?

2. Which character says to Lyubov in Act III, "You still have your good, pure soul"?

3. Who picks up the keys at the end of Act III?

4. Which character has a dog?

5. How many times does Varya say that Trofimov has been expelled from the university?

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