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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 does Luka tell Pepel that he should run off with?

2. What does Anna say about the possibility of Kleshthch feeling pained by Anna's condition?

3. There were two characters that watched the others play cards. Which name below names one of the characters watching the others play cards?

4. Who orders Kostilyoff out of the rooming house?

5. What does Anna do with the food that is offered to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setting is there for Act 2?

2. What new information does Luka give the Actor about alcoholism?

3. Who finds Anna dead, and who notifies Kleshtch?

4. What are the positives and negatives that the boarders talk about regarding Anna's death?

5. How did Luka's second story end?

6. Who sits at a table drinking at the beginning of the fourth act?

7. Who offers Anna food and what does Anna do with the food?

8. What does Luka tell Anna about death?

9. What does Kvashnya do for living and what does she loudly proclaim in the first set?

10. Bubnoff makes an analogy about Satine's story. What is the analogy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about when Kostilyoff comes looking for his wife at the boarding house in the first act. Why does he come there looking for her? Do you believe that Pepel really didn't know Kostilyoff's intentions? What are the other characters' responses?

Essay Topic 2

The original setting changes for the third act. Describe the setting for the third act. Analyze why the writer made this setting change and how it contributes to the mood and theme of the play. How does this setting play into the characters' roles for the third act?

Essay Topic 3

Write about Luka's second story that he tells the boarders. Why does he tell the story? Who is Luka telling the story to? What is the lesson to be learned from his story?

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