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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Yepikhodov break in Act III?
(a) A billiard ball.
(b) The bookcase.
(c) A billiard cue.
(d) A table.
2. Who is mentioned as being "prepared to buy the estate" at auction?
(a) Deriganov.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Lyubov.
(d) Yasha.
3. What purchases does Gaev have with him when he returns to the estate in Act III?
(a) Herring and anchovies.
(b) Candy and cakes.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Champagne and cognac.
4. Who performs magic tricks in Act III?
(a) Trofimov.
(b) Charlotta.
(c) Anya.
(d) Lyubov.
5. Who intends to pay the musicians at the end of Act III?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Lopakhin.
(c) Lyubov.
(d) Varya.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Lopakhin feel about the outcome of the auction?
2. Who is left in the drawing room at the end of Act III?
3. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?
4. How much money does Pishchik need in order to pay his interest?
5. Which character appears to be "man-crazy"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?
2. What does Lopakhin suggest that Lyubov and Gaev do with the estate in Act II? What is their reaction?
3. Who is Pishchik? How does he know the family? What request does he make to Lyubov repeatedly in Act II?
4. Who is the comic relief in the play? How does this play out?
5. Trofimov is a character who speaks about philosophical ideals throughout the play. What are the concepts and ideals that he speaks about?
6. Who is involved in a "love triangle" in the play? How?
7. Where do the telegrams arrive from? What do they say?
8. Who performs magic tricks? What tricks does he/she perform? Where did he/she learn to perform them?
9. Describe the setting of Act II. What characters are in the opening of the scene, and what are they doing?
10. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?
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