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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 is left in the drawing room at the end of Act III?
(a) Varya and Anya.
(b) Firs and Gaev.
(c) Lyubov and Anya.
(d) Varya and Pishchik.

2. Who speaks to the bookshelf and to nature?
(a) Gaev.
(b) Anya.
(c) Yepikhodov.
(d) Charlotta.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the common complaint about Gaev?

2. How long has Lyubov been away?

3. On what date is the estate to go up for auction?

4. By how much does Deriganov keep raising at the auction?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is involved in a "love triangle" in the play? How?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Trofimov feel about the upper classes?

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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