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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. What effect comes from having the railway closer to the estate?

2. Whom does Varya chase from the estate in Act III?

3. Which character says, "Forward! We are moving irresistibly toward the bright star that burns in the distance!"?

4. At what time of day does Act II take place?

5. What did Lopakhin's father do to him when Lopakhin was a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the relationship between Dunyasha and Yepikhodov?

5. What is the irony of the landowners in The Cherry Orchard?

6. How does Varya feel about Yepikhodov? What does she do to show her feelings?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Dunyasha and Lyubov. What similarities do they share? What differences? What are the main actions, objectives, and obstacles of these characters in the overall narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the settings in The Cherry Orchard. What does the setting of each act represent within the play? Why are there setting changes? What themes are revealed through the surroundings in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Firs and Yasha. How are they related? What is the difference of these two characters' attitudes toward the other characters in the play? How do they show these differences? Physically, are they similar? How are they alike? How are they different?

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