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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 does Natalya call "a great cynic"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Vera.
(c) Rakitin.
(d) Shpigelski.

2. How many serfs does the girl in Shpigelski's story inherit from her aunt?
(a) 75.
(b) None.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

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

4. What type of weather does Rakitin mention in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) A hurricane.

5. How old is Beliayev?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Twenty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it from Bolshintsov's village to Natalya's house?

2. What is Beliayev's favorite part of a newspaper?

3. Whom had Rakitin been visiting before coming to Natalya's house?

4. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?

5. Who made Kolya a bow and arrows?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the progress of the game that Schaaf, Anna, and Liza are playing.

3. Describe the setting of Act 4, Part 1, and how the characters use it.

4. Why did Islayev never previously intervene in the relationship between Natalya and Rakitin?

5. What does Katya think about the possible marriage of Shpigelski and Liza?

6. Describe what Islayev does for a living.

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

8. According to his soliloquy in Act 4, Part 2, what does Beliayev think about the events that have transpired with Natalya and Vera?

9. 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"?

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

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