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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. Which character represents the dissolving upper class of turn-of-century Russia?

2. Who is left in the drawing room at the end of Act III?

3. Who intends to pay the musicians at the end of Act III?

4. Who is expected to propose to Varya?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the emotional state of Lyubov at the end 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. What is the relationship between Dunyasha and Yepikhodov?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Trofimov feel about the upper classes?

9. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?

10. Who is Pishchik? How does he know the family? What request does he make to Lyubov repeatedly in Act II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character arcs of the main characters in The Cherry Orchard. How have these characters changed from the beginning of the play to the end? What has incurred these changes? Do you think the characters have improved their situations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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