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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Act 1, Part 1, Rakitin states that Natalya is like what kind of animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bear.
(c) A cat.
(d) A mouse.

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

6. How many sisters does Beliayev have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

7. Who wants Katya to marry him?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Matvey.
(d) Rakitin.

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

9. What is Schaaf carrying in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A fishing rod.
(c) A Greek lexicon.
(d) A cello.

10. Whom had Rakitin been visiting before coming to Natalya's house?
(a) The Verenitsins.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) The Krinitsins.
(d) Bolshintsov.

11. Which character says to Natalya, "Each of us is a closed book, that's true"?
(a) Katya.
(b) Kolya.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Vera.

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

13. According to Islayev, who "lacks [...] love for his job"?
(a) The Russian peasant.
(b) The American chimney sweep.
(c) The German peasant.
(d) Rakitin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Schaaf's partner in the card game?

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

3. What was Dufour's country of origin?

4. How long have Rakitin and Natalya known each other?

5. What toy does Kolya have in Act 2, Part 3?

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