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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. Which character does Rakitin love?
(a) Anna.
(b) Katya.
(c) Vera.
(d) Natalya.

2. What game are the characters playing in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Euchre.
(b) Spades.
(c) Poker.
(d) Hearts.

3. In Act 2, Part 3, which character is jealous of Natalya's affections?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Kolya.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Rakitin.

4. What does Vera suggest that Beliayev call her?
(a) Verushka.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Vera Natalyova.
(d) Verochka.

5. What does Natalya primarily want for Kolya?
(a) Love.
(b) Strong ethics.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Rakitin, which character has recently been "constantly irritated"?

2. Who says that talking to Rakitin is like "making lace"?

3. What does Natalya like about Shpigelski?

4. Who wins the game definitively in Act 1, Part 2?

5. Whom does Natalya suddenly remember at the end of Act 3, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Natalya suddenly seem to consider Shpigelski's matchmaking possibility at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

2. Why does Shpigelski say that he and Bolshintsov were searching for mushrooms?

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

4. What caused Vera to realize that Natalya is in love with Beliayev? Explain.

5. Describe Natalya's thoughts on youth and old age, as presented in Act 2, Part 2.

6. Describe Beliayev, according to Natalya's report in Act 1, Part 1.

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

8. Why does Shpigelski state that he believes Natalya's level of bile is bothering her?

9. When Natalya interrupts the conversation between Vera and Beliayev in Act 4, Part 2, how does she react to Vera's accusations?

10. What does Natalya mean when she tells Rakitin, "Sometimes when we talk together it's exactly as though [...] we were making lace"?

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