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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. How old is Varya?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 32.
(d) 17.

2. Who stands in the door to the drawing room at the end of Act III?
(a) Anya.
(b) Pishchik.
(c) Trofimov.
(d) Varya.

3. What does Trofimov suggest that Anya do with the keys of the household?
(a) Give them to him.
(b) Send them to the Countess.
(c) Swallow them.
(d) Throw them into the well.

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

5. Whom does Varya accidentally strike with a stick in Act III?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Yepikhodov.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Anya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says if the cherry orchard must be sold, "then sell me with it"?

2. What time does the auction end?

3. What is taking place at the beginning of Act III?

4. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?

5. Who buys the cherry orchard at the auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who buys the estate at auction? How did this come about?

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

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

4. What is the emotional state of Lyubov at the beginning of Act III? Why?

5. How does Trofimov feel about the upper classes?

6. Does Firs have loyalty to the family? How do we know?

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

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

9. What is the emotional state of Lyubov at the end of Act III? Why?

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

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