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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the carpenter who is working on Islayev's project?
(a) Yermil.
(b) Belarus.
(c) Yonquil.
(d) Mikhail.

5. Which character says the first line in Act 3?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Liza.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Shpigelski.

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

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

8. To whom does Shpigelski prescribe "little white pills"?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Kolya.

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

10. Which two types of tree does Rakitin compare in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Hickory and willow.
(b) Apple and pear.
(c) Oak and birch.
(d) Oak and maple.

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

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

13. Who is searching for a tutor in Moscow for Kolya?
(a) Liza.
(b) Schaaf.
(c) The czar.
(d) The princess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Shpigelski call grandmother?

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

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

4. What is Schaaf carrying in Act 2, Part 1?

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

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