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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 3, Part 1, Natalya confesses that she is infatuated with which character?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Matvey.
(d) Rakitin.

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

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

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

5. Whom does Natalya accuse of being "mysterious"?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Islayev.

6. What is Katya picking in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Apples.
(b) Limes.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Blueberries.

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

8. Beliayev mentions that whose birthday is next week?
(a) Vera's.
(b) Rakitin's.
(c) Natalya's.
(d) Islayev's.

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

10. According to Shpigelski, which character is "straight from the Golden Age of Innocence"?
(a) Matvey.
(b) Liza.
(c) Bolshintsov.
(d) Vera.

11. 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.

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

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

14. Which characters see Vera and Beliayev in the garden together in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Schaaf and Anna.
(b) Natalya and Islayev.
(c) Natalya and Rakitin.
(d) Katya and Matvey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Natalya believes that she and Rakitin are old in comparison to whom?

2. Whom does Rakitin call "our unspoiled youth" in his soliloquy in Act 2, Part 2?

3. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?

4. In Act 2, Part 1, who reports having burst into tears unexpectedly?

5. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?

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