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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who arrives at the estate near the end of Act II?
2. What did Lopakhin's father do to him when Lopakhin was a child?
3. What does Lyubov say her husband died from?
4. Who is Varya afraid will "fall in love"?
5. At the end of Act II, where does Anya go to avoid being found in the garden?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lyubov feel about her lover? How does she show her feelings?
2. How does Trofimov feel about the upper classes?
3. What is the irony of the landowners in The Cherry Orchard?
4. Trofimov is a character who speaks about philosophical ideals throughout the play. What are the concepts and ideals that he speaks about?
5. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?
6. Who is Pishchik? How does he know the family? What request does he make to Lyubov repeatedly in Act II?
7. Which character is the most "socialist?" How?
8. How does Varya feel about Yepikhodov? What does she do to show her feelings?
9. Who is Deriganov? How does he/she play into the plot?
10. What are Lyubov's "sins," referred to by her in Act II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is slavery and serfdom viewed by the characters in The Cherry Orchard? How does Chekhov use symbolism to reflect serfdom/slavery in the play? What statements do you think Chekhov is making regarding slavery?
Essay Topic 2
Chekhov chose to title this play, The Cherry Orchard: A Comedy in Four Acts. Why did he title it a comedy? What comedic elements does he employ within the play? What tragic elements are there?
Essay Topic 3
The characters of Lyubov and Lopakhin are central to the action in The Cherry Orchard. Compare and contrast the characteristics of Lyubov and Lopakhin. How do their backgrounds affect who they are today? What do we know about them based on their appearances and their actions? How do their actions or in-actions affect the outcome of the play?
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