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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yasha ask of Lyubov in Act III?
(a) To take him for a drive.
(b) To allow him to marry Dunyasha.
(c) To take him to Paris with her.
(d) To let him play billiards.

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

3. Who first says the orchard is sold today in Act III?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Lyubov.
(c) Firs.
(d) A stranger in the kitchen.

4. In Act II, Lyubov details where she has been before the start of the play. Where does she say she has returned from?
(a) Moscow.
(b) London.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Paris.

5. What, according to Trofimov, is peering out from every cherry tree?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Vicious monsters.
(c) Slaughtered animals.
(d) The Countess.

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

7. What is Lyubov doing at the end of Act III?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Magic tricks.
(d) Singing.

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

9. What language does Charlotta speak in Act III?
(a) French.
(b) Norweigan.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

10. Who speaks of "The Proud Man"?
(a) Trofimov.
(b) Anya.
(c) Gaev.
(d) Pishchik.

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

12. What is taking place at the beginning of Act III?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A tea-party.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A ball.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trofimov suggest that Anya do with the keys of the household?

2. What does the Stationmaster recite from in Act III?

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

4. What does Gaev constantly eat?

5. Trofimov suggests that Lyubov do what?

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