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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the loser owe the winner of the game in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) 40 kopecks.
(b) 70 kopecks.
(c) 20 kopecks.
(d) 150 kopecks.

2. Who made Kolya a bow and arrows?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Matvey.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Islayev.

3. For what does Beliayev want to buy gunpowder?
(a) Getting rid of ants.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) His rifle.
(d) His cannon.

4. For what were Shpigelski and Bolshintsov supposedly searching in the garden?
(a) Lillies of the Valley.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Caterpillars.

5. With which character did Natalya want to talk in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Bolshintsov.
(b) Anna.
(c) Shpigelski.
(d) Islayev.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches Kolya's piano lesson?

2. Who is searching for a tutor in Moscow for Kolya?

3. Whom does Rakitin call a "stupid, fat, lumbering man"?

4. About whom does Shpigelski tell a story in Act 1, Part 2?

5. How many serfs does the girl in Shpigelski's story inherit from her aunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rakitin's plan for solving Natalya's predicament regarding Beliayev.

2. Describe Natalya's childhood.

3. Why do Natalya and Rakitin resolve to "educate" Beliayev?

4. Describe what happens between Matvey and Katya at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1.

5. Why does Natalya send Vera away so suddenly in Act 3, Part 2?

6. What makes Rakitin so happy in Act 1, Part 2?

7. In her soliloquy in the middle of Act 3, Part 3, how does Natalya assess her relationship with Rakitin and with Beliayev?

8. According to Act 2, Part 1, why do Vera and Beliayev get along so well? Explain.

9. Why does Natalya insist in Act 3, Part 2, that Vera imagine her as a sister?

10. Describe the relationship between Natalya and Rakitin, as it stands in Act 1, Part 2.

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