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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About whom does Shpigelski tell a story in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Verenitsin.
(b) Krinitsin.
(c) Karamazov.
(d) Gorbachev.

2. For what does Beliayev want to buy gunpowder?
(a) His cannon.
(b) His rifle.
(c) Getting rid of ants.
(d) Fireworks.

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

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

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

6. According to Rakitin in Act 1, Part 1, where did he see Islayev earlier in the day?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At the dam.
(c) In the library.
(d) Downtown.

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

8. Whom does Rakitin call a "stupid, fat, lumbering man"?
(a) The coachman.
(b) Schaaf.
(c) Shpigelski.
(d) Bolshintsov.

9. Which character claims to be a "practical sort of person"?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Vera.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Natalya.

10. Which female character takes snuff?
(a) Liza.
(b) Vera.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Anna.

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

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

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

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

15. In Act 3, Part 1, whose help does Shpigelski solicit in matching Bolshintsov and Vera?
(a) Rakitin's.
(b) Katya's.
(c) Islayev's.
(d) Matvey's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beliayev pursue by climbing a tree?

2. Where did Beliayev live before coming to Natalya's house?

3. What does Vera suggest that Beliayev call her?

4. Which character says the first line in Act 3?

5. Whose illness did Shpigelski intend to treat in Act 1, Part 3?

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