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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. Whom had Rakitin been visiting before coming to Natalya's house?
(a) Bolshintsov.
(b) The Krinitsins.
(c) The Verenitsins.
(d) Shpigelski.

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

3. What toy does Kolya have in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A slingshot.
(b) A train.
(c) Jacks.
(d) A kite.

4. How did Beliayev translate "quatre-vingt-dix"?
(a) "To be or not to be."
(b) Eighty-six.
(c) "Four-twenty-two."
(d) Nasturtiums.

5. What do Natalya's relatives call her?
(a) Natalyuska.
(b) Natalya Petrochka.
(c) Natalyochka.
(d) Natasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beliayev pursue by climbing a tree?

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

3. From what book does Rakitin read aloud?

4. According to Schaaf, what is the "thief of time"?

5. Who wins most of the hands of the game in Act 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Natalya insist to Shpigelski that Vera is still a child?

2. Why does Shpigelski pretend to be witty and cheerful around his patients?

3. What is the advice Shpigelski gives Bolshintsov regarding wooing women?

4. Why is Natalya astonished by the thought of her husband at the end of Act 3, Part 1?

5. Describe the difference between Rakitin's and Islayev's plans for Rakitin to leave.

6. In Act 2, Part 2, when Natalya is speaking with Rakitin, why does she move the conversation from a discussion of her behavior to a discussion of Bolshintsov?

7. Why does Natalya believe that it's improper for Vera to be in the garden by herself with Beliayev?

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

9. Describe Beliayev's opinion of writers.

10. What is the plan that Rakitin and Beliayev have devised for leaving Natalya's household?

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