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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Shpigelski's vices?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Snuff.
(d) Gambling.

2. Who sings a song in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Vera.
(c) Katya.
(d) Beliayev.

3. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?
(a) Madame Celeste's.
(b) Madame Beatrice's.
(c) Madame Beauluce's.
(d) Madame Berenice's.

4. According to Shpigelski, what is the "main thing in marriage"?
(a) "Polite tolerance."
(b) "A solid character."
(c) Fidelity.
(d) Temperance.

5. What time is dinnertime in Natalya's household?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 4:20.
(d) 6:40.

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

7. How many serfs does Bolshintsov have?
(a) 320.
(b) 400.
(c) 210.
(d) 220.

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

9. According to Rakitin, which character has recently been "constantly irritated"?
(a) Vera.
(b) Natalya.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Islayev.

10. What was Dufour's country of origin?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

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

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

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

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

15. Where did Beliayev live before coming to Natalya's house?
(a) Moscow.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what were Shpigelski and Bolshintsov supposedly searching in the garden?

2. Who made Kolya a bow and arrows?

3. What do Natalya's relatives call her?

4. Whom does Natalya call "a great cynic"?

5. How old is Beliayev?

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