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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who says that talking to Rakitin is like "making lace"?
(a) Katya.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Liza.
(d) Natalya.

6. Who enters at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Islayev.

7. Who is Schaaf's partner in the card game?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Katya.
(c) Anna.
(d) Liza.

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

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

10. In Act 2, Part 3, which character is jealous of Natalya's affections?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Kolya.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Beliayev.

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

12. 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.

13. What does Natalya like most about the character with whom she is infatuated?
(a) His gentle demeanor.
(b) His youth.
(c) His candor.
(d) His looks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

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

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

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

5. Which character does Shpigelski call grandmother?

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