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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About which plant does Katya make a comment to herself in Act 4, Part 2?
(a) The grass.
(b) The oak trees.
(c) The parsley.
(d) The tomato plants.

3. Natalya expects that Beliayev would feel which emotion if he remained in her house, after knowing that she loves him?
(a) Anger.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Happiness.

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

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

6. In Act 5, Part 1, who communicates by sighing?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Matvey.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Anna.

7. As Beliayev and Natalya discuss in Act 4, Part 3, when does Beliayev plan to leave?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) Never.
(c) Next week.
(d) In a month.

8. Who is described in Act 3, Part 3, as "an honest man"?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Bolshintsov.
(d) Shpigelski.

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

10. To whom did Natalya intend to marry Vera?
(a) Bolshintsov.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Beliayev.

11. Which character looks for Vera in Act 4, Part 2?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Katya.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Islayev.

12. Which character sends Beliayev in to Natalya for dismissal?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Vera.
(d) Schaaf.

13. How much money does Beliayev have?
(a) 10,000 kopecks.
(b) None.
(c) 20,000 kopecks.
(d) 20 kopecks.

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

15. Who asks Beliayev's forgiveness in Act 4, Part 2?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Natalya.
(c) Vera.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What pain is Islayev suffering at the beginning of Act 5?

3. Who kneels in front of Vera in Act 5, Part 2?

4. Whom does Shpigelski describe as "a little cooing dove"?

5. To which Shakespearean character does Islayev compare himself?

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