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

2. Which character wears all black?
(a) Lopakhin.
(b) Anya.
(c) Yepikhodov.
(d) Varya.

3. What is Lyubov's greatest flaw?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Abusing the servants.
(c) Spending money recklessly.
(d) Overeating.

4. How old is Lyubov's son when he dies?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

5. How much was the estate auctioned for?
(a) 10,000 rubles above mortgage.
(b) 90,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(c) 200,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(d) 5,000 rubles above the mortgage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "We are above love"?

2. What is Lyubov's reaction about the auction?

3. What time does the auction end?

4. Whom does Lopakhin claim was kind to him when he was young?

5. What does Gaev constantly eat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?

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. What is the emotional state of Lopakhim in Act III? Why?

6. Where do the telegrams arrive from? What do they say?

7. What event is taking place in the beginning of Act III? What purpose does this event serve to the story?

8. Who is Deriganov? How does he/she play into the plot?

9. What does Lopakhin suggest that Lyubov and Gaev do with the estate in Act II? What is their reaction?

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

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