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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Natalya, "in the eyes of the world" Vera is what?
(a) An orphan.
(b) An illegitimate child.
(c) A spinster.
(d) A debutante.

2. Which character almost leaves to find and comfort Natalya in Act 3, Part 3?
(a) Anna.
(b) Bolshintsov.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Katya.

3. Beliayev loves Vera like what?
(a) A sister.
(b) A friend.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) A cousin.

4. Which character does Anna believe to be "too trusting"?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Bolshintsov.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Beliayev.

5. Within how much time does Liza plan to respond to Shpigelski's proposal?
(a) One day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

6. Who has to confess a secret in Act 5, Part 1?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Natalya.

7. In Act 3, Part 3, Beliayev asserts that he is not in love with whom?
(a) Katya.
(b) Liza.
(c) Vera.
(d) Anna.

8. Which character sings a song at the end of Act 4, Part 1?
(a) Shpigelski.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Vera.
(d) Liza.

9. As Shpigelski states, "too much knowledge bringeth" what?
(a) "Bankruptcy."
(b) "Feeble old age."
(c) "Tears."
(d) "Gray hairs."

10. Who is Katya's uncle?
(a) Voinovich.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Kotap.
(d) Yermil.

11. Whom does Shpigelski describe as "a little cooing dove"?
(a) Bolshintsov.
(b) Katya.
(c) Kolya.
(d) Vera.

12. What pain is Islayev suffering at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Backache.
(b) Headache.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) A flare-up of his arthritis.

13. In Act 3, Part 2, Natalya pretends to be what relation to Vera?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

14. In Act 3, Part 3, Rakitin promises to tell Islayev everything within how much time?
(a) One day.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

15. Natalya states that she is firing Beliayev on the basis of whose testimony?
(a) Islayev's.
(b) Matvey's.
(c) Vera's.
(d) Kolya's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Natalya is very happy with the way Beliayev has treated which character?

2. What does Natalya order Vera to do in Act 3, Part 2?

3. To whom did Natalya intend to marry Vera?

4. Where does Beliayev plan to go after leaving Natalya's household?

5. What is the setting of Act 4, Part 1?

(see the answer keys)

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