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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Natalya states that what is sometimes "worse than rudeness"?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Friendliness.
(c) Manners.
(d) Tolerance.

2. Who calls the doctor for Natalya in Act 5, Part 2?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Islayev.
(c) The maid.
(d) Vera.

3. According to Shpigelski, what city influenced the style of the storeroom?
(a) Florence.
(b) Venice.
(c) Milan.
(d) Rome.

4. Under what type of tree were Vera and Natalya strolling before entering the scene in Act 5, Part 2?
(a) Banana.
(b) Oak.
(c) Orange.
(d) Lime.

5. What is Beliayev wearing in Act 4, Part 3?
(a) A suit.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Gardening clothes.
(d) Pajamas.

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

7. What is the setting of Act 4, Part 1?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The library.
(c) A room overlooking the garden.
(d) Natalya's sitting room.

8. Vera accuses which character of being "cunning"?
(a) Bolshintsov.
(b) Natalya.
(c) Shpigelski.
(d) Rakitin.

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

10. How much money does Liza have?
(a) None.
(b) 20,000 kopecks.
(c) 1 million kopecks.
(d) 15,000 kopecks.

11. Whom does Matvey announce in Act 5, Part 1?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The librarian.
(c) The foreman.
(d) The gardener.

12. For what is Kolya waiting in Act 5, Part 2?
(a) His Russian lesson.
(b) His piano lesson.
(c) Free time.
(d) Dinner.

13. To which Shakespearean character does Islayev compare himself?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Othello.
(c) Mercutio.
(d) Macbeth.

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

15. How old is Liza?
(a) 46.
(b) 30.
(c) 36.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is scared of Natalya?

2. Whom does Islayev describe as "an absolutely splendid man"?

3. Whom does Vera decide to marry?

4. Which character speaks the line, "How odd that those who love you always want to finger your wounds"?

5. At the end of Act 3, Part 2, Natalya states that she will "never survive this" without whom?

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