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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rakitin states that he is "like wax in your hands" to whom?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Katya.

2. Who teaches Kolya's piano lesson?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Liza.
(c) Schaaf.
(d) Beliayev.

3. What is the name of the carpenter who is working on Islayev's project?
(a) Mikhail.
(b) Yermil.
(c) Yonquil.
(d) Belarus.

4. Which character claims to be a "practical sort of person"?
(a) Vera.
(b) Natalya.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Beliayev.

5. From what book does Rakitin read aloud?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) The Count of Monte Cristo.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) The Three Musketeers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Shpigelski's vices?

2. According to Shpigelski, "a doctor worth his salt is never" what?

3. What does Vera suggest that Beliayev call her?

4. According to Schaaf, what is the "thief of time"?

5. How old is Beliayev?

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