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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. To whom does Shpigelski prescribe "little white pills"?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Kolya.

2. According to Shpigelski, "a doctor worth his salt is never" what?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Dead.
(c) Ill.
(d) Irritable.

3. What is the name of Kolya's horse?
(a) Favorite.
(b) Speckle.
(c) Rider.
(d) Dulcinea.

4. Who teaches Kolya's piano lesson?
(a) Schaaf.
(b) Liza.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Natalya.

5. Whom does Natalya call "Mr. Detective"?
(a) Schaaf.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Kolya.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 3, Part 1, whose help does Shpigelski solicit in matching Bolshintsov and Vera?

2. Which character says the first line in Act 3?

3. How many sisters does Beliayev have?

4. According to Natalya, what is one of nature's primary characteristics?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rakitin think about in his soliloquy in Act 2, Part 2, and what conclusions does he reach?

2. Why is Islayev surprised to find Natalya and Rakitin in the hallway in Act 4, Part 3?

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

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

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

7. Summarize Beliayev's response to Natalya's revelation that Vera is in love with him.

8. Describe Natalya's confession to Beliayev in Act 4, Part 3.

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

10. Summarize Anna's advice to Islayev, as discussed in Act 5, Part 1.

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