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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 irritates Lyubov and Gaev upon their entrance in Act II, prompting them to send Yasha away?
(a) Yasha's cigar smoke.
(b) Yasha's magic tricks.
(c) Yasha's guitar playing.
(d) Yasha's dancing.

2. Who begins to weep after the sound is heard in the distance in Act II?
(a) Firs.
(b) Anya.
(c) Lyubov.
(d) Varya.

3. Which character says if the cherry orchard must be sold, "then sell me with it"?
(a) Anya.
(b) Pishchik.
(c) Lyubov.
(d) Varya.

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

5. Which guests have arrived in the beginning of Act III?
(a) The Countess and Anya.
(b) Gaev and the Banker.
(c) The Stationmaster and the Post-Office Clerk.
(d) Lopakhin and Vershinen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yasha ask of Lyubov in Act III?

2. What do Charlotta's parents do for a living?

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

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

5. Which character quotes Nietzche in Act III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Trofimov is a character who speaks about philosophical ideals throughout the play. What are the concepts and ideals that he speaks about?

2. How does Varya feel about Yepikhodov? What does she do to show her feelings?

3. What is the relationship between Dunyasha and Yepikhodov?

4. Who is Pishchik? How does he know the family? What request does he make to Lyubov repeatedly in Act II?

5. Which character is the most "socialist?" How?

6. Who performs magic tricks? What tricks does he/she perform? Where did he/she learn to perform them?

7. Describe the setting of Act II. What characters are in the opening of the scene, and what are they doing?

8. Who is the Countess? How does she play into the plot? Where does she live?

9. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?

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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