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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 did Firs say that the late master treated everyone with for illness?
2. What does Yepikhodov break in Act III?
3. What does Lyubov give to the stranger who passes through in Act II?
4. Who arrives at the estate near the end of Act II?
5. On what date is the estate to go up for auction?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting of Act II. What characters are in the opening of the scene, and what are they doing?
2. Who is involved in a "love triangle" in the play? How?
3. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?
4. What does Lyubov feel about her lover? How does she show her feelings?
5. Does Firs have loyalty to the family? How do we know?
6. Who performs magic tricks? What tricks does he/she perform? Where did he/she learn to perform them?
7. What is the relationship between Dunyasha and Yepikhodov?
8. What is the emotional state of Lopakhim in Act III? Why?
9. Where do the telegrams arrive from? What do they say?
10. Explain the argument between Lyubov and Trofimov in Act III.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the playwright's use of irony in The Cherry Orchard. What is an example of verbal irony from the text? What dramatic irony is employed? What situational irony appears? What is the effect of each example?
Essay Topic 2
How is Chekhov's own life reflected within The Cherry Orchard? Which character do you think reflects Chekhov's personal point of view? Why?
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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