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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. How old is Vera?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What was Dufour's country of origin?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

3. What is Shpigelski going to receive in return for matchmaking?
(a) Cows.
(b) Horses.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Money.

4. What is Schaaf carrying in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) A crossbow.
(b) A Greek lexicon.
(c) A cello.
(d) A fishing rod.

5. Which character says the first line in Act 3?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Liza.
(d) Natalya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?

2. To whom does Shpigelski prescribe "little white pills"?

3. How old is Beliayev?

4. Who enters at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

5. According to Shpigelski, what is the "main thing in marriage"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

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

5. According to Act 2, Part 1, why do Vera and Beliayev get along so well? Explain.

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

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

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

9. Why does Vera decide to marry Bolshintsov?

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

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