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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Beliayev translate "quatre-vingt-dix"?
(a) Eighty-six.
(b) Nasturtiums.
(c) "Four-twenty-two."
(d) "To be or not to be."

2. What does Natalya like about Shpigelski?
(a) His sharp wit.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His appreciation for fine food.
(d) His physique.

3. Which person is not waiting for Natalya in the dining room at the end of Act 1?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Anna.

4. For what does Kolya request some glue?
(a) A stamp collection.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A toy car.
(d) A kite.

5. Who says that talking to Rakitin is like "making lace"?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Liza.
(d) Katya.

6. Who enters at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Islayev.

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

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

9. What did Beliayev pursue by climbing a tree?
(a) A fly baseball.
(b) A bird.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A kite.

10. According to Natalya, what is one of nature's primary characteristics?
(a) Health.
(b) Unpredictability.
(c) Fecundity.
(d) A threatening demeanor.

11. What does Beliayev intend to shoot in the garden?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A bird.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A squirrel.

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

13. Who made Kolya a bow and arrows?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Matvey.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Islayev.

14. How old is Vera?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rakitin states that he is "like wax in your hands" to whom?

2. As Natalya states in Act 2, Part 2, "there's nothing more depressing than gloomy" what?

3. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?

4. In Act 1, Part 1, Rakitin states that Natalya is like what kind of animal?

5. For what does Beliayev want to buy gunpowder?

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