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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. Who is going to teach Kolya to swim?
(a) Beliayev.
(b) Bolshintsov.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Rakitin.

2. Which character sometimes says "bed and brutter" instead of "bread and butter"?
(a) Vera.
(b) Kolya.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Bolshintsov.

3. What is Katya picking in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Limes.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Apples.

4. What is the name of the carpenter who is working on Islayev's project?
(a) Yermil.
(b) Mikhail.
(c) Yonquil.
(d) Belarus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says to Natalya, "Each of us is a closed book, that's true"?

2. Who sings a song in Act 2, Part 1?

3. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?

4. According to Islayev, what object is "like a miniature tornado"?

5. Which female character takes snuff?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what does Natalya ask Rakitin's help in Act 3, Part 1? How does Rakitin respond?

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

5. According to Act 4, Part 3, what is Beliayev's reason for not having been personable with Natalya previously?

6. What is the question that Natalya asks Rakitin in Act 1, Part 1, and why does he spend so much time thinking about it?

7. Why does Beliayev reject Vera's suggestion that he call her Verochka?

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

9. For what does Shpigelski ask Rakitin's help? Why?

10. Why does Liza say at the end of Act 5 that she, too, will be leaving?

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