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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which character did Natalya want to talk in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Shpigelski.
(b) Bolshintsov.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Anna.

2. For what were Shpigelski and Bolshintsov supposedly searching in the garden?
(a) Caterpillars.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Lillies of the Valley.
(d) Mushrooms.

3. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?
(a) The north wind.
(b) Sinusitis.
(c) Bile.
(d) Flu.

4. According to Schaaf, what is the "thief of time"?
(a) Homework.
(b) Work.
(c) Procrastination.
(d) Mowing the lawn.

5. How much money does the loser owe the winner of the game in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) 70 kopecks.
(b) 20 kopecks.
(c) 40 kopecks.
(d) 150 kopecks.

6. How long has Beliayev lived in Natalya's household?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Five months.
(c) Two months.
(d) A year.

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

8. What is Shpigelski going to receive in return for matchmaking?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Money.
(d) Sheep.

9. What does Natalya primarily want for Kolya?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Strong ethics.
(d) Love.

10. Whom does Natalya accuse of being "mysterious"?
(a) Shpigelski.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Rakitin.

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

12. How many serfs does the girl in Shpigelski's story inherit from her aunt?
(a) None.
(b) 75.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

13. Which character does Shpigelski call grandmother?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Anna.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Vera.

14. What did Natalya's father call her?
(a) "Russia's Aphrodite."
(b) "Florence Nightingale."
(c) "The daughter of Athena."
(d) "His Antigone."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Natalya like about Shpigelski?

2. Which character states that "it's wrong to put one's life in chains"?

3. For what does Kolya request some glue?

4. Which character does Rakitin love?

5. To whom does Shpigelski prescribe "little white pills"?

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