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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game are the characters playing in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Spades.
(b) Euchre.
(c) Poker.
(d) Hearts.

2. According to Islayev, what object is "like a miniature tornado"?
(a) The winnowing fan.
(b) The ceiling fan.
(c) The kitchen whisk.
(d) The conveyor belt.

3. How long have Rakitin and Natalya known each other?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Four years.

4. As Natalya states in Act 2, Part 2, "there's nothing more depressing than gloomy" what?
(a) Bedrooms.
(b) Wit.
(c) Weather.
(d) Cleverness.

5. Who wins most of the hands of the game in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Arkady.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Schaaf.
(d) Natalya.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the loser owe the winner of the game in Act 1, Part 2?

2. Who enters at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

3. What is the name of Kolya's horse?

4. According to Natalya, what is one of nature's primary characteristics?

5. What does Beliayev intend to shoot in the garden?

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