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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. Whom does Lopakhin claim was kind to him when he was young?
2. What does Lyubov give to the stranger who passes through in Act II?
3. What is Lyubov's reaction about the auction?
4. What, according to Trofimov, is peering out from every cherry tree?
5. By how much does Deriganov keep raising at the auction?
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 the comic relief in the play? How does this play out?
5. What does Lopakhin suggest that Lyubov and Gaev do with the estate in Act II? What is their reaction?
6. Who is the Countess? How does she play into the plot? Where does she live?
7. Explain the argument between Lyubov and Trofimov in Act III.
8. What is the emotional state of Lopakhim in Act III? Why?
9. Who is Pishchik? How does he know the family? What request does he make to Lyubov repeatedly in Act II?
10. What does Lyubov feel about her lover? How does she show her feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the plot structure of The Cherry Orchard. Where does the exposition transition into rising action? Where is the climax of the narrative? What does the reader/audience learn in the falling action and denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 2
If The Cherry Orchard were produced today, what elements of the play would contemporary audiences most relate to? Why? What elements would audiences not relate to?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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