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

2. What type of weather does Rakitin mention in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) A hurricane.

3. Which character says to Natalya, "Each of us is a closed book, that's true"?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Vera.
(c) Katya.
(d) Kolya.

4. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?
(a) Sinusitis.
(b) Flu.
(c) The north wind.
(d) Bile.

5. Whom does Natalya suddenly remember at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
(a) Anna.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Kolya.
(d) Liza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Natalya call "a great cynic"?

2. What is Shpigelski going to receive in return for matchmaking?

3. Whom does Rakitin call "our unspoiled youth" in his soliloquy in Act 2, Part 2?

4. How old is Beliayev?

5. According to Shpigelski, "a doctor worth his salt is never" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Rakitin draw in Act 4, Part 3, after he inquires about Natalya's decision and Natalya says, "What decision? ... I don't understand"?

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

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

4. How does Shpigelski's song at the end of Act 4, Part 1 relate to Natalya's problem with Beliayev and Vera?

5. According to his soliloquy in Act 4, Part 2, what does Beliayev think about the events that have transpired with Natalya and Vera?

6. Describe Beliayev's opinion of writers.

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

8. Summarize the story that Shpigelski relates in Act 1, Part 2.

9. How does Rakitin depict love to Beliayev in Act 5, Part 1?

10. Why does Natalya say to Rakitin, "It's wrong to put one's life in chains"? What does she mean?

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