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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. According to Rakitin, which character is "simply an idiot"?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Natalya.
(c) Bolshintsov.
(d) Vera.
2. What type of weather does Rakitin mention in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Rain.
(d) Wind.
3. Rakitin states that he is "like wax in your hands" to whom?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Islayev.
(c) Beliayev.
(d) Katya.
4. What does Beliayev intend to shoot in the garden?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A woodchuck.
(c) A bird.
(d) A squirrel.
5. For what were Shpigelski and Bolshintsov supposedly searching in the garden?
(a) Lillies of the Valley.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Mushrooms.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whom had Rakitin been visiting before coming to Natalya's house?
2. According to Schaaf, what is the "thief of time"?
3. What did Natalya's father call her?
4. What is Schaaf carrying in Act 2, Part 1?
5. What is the name of Kolya's horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Natalya's childhood.
2. Why did Islayev never previously intervene in the relationship between Natalya and Rakitin?
3. In her soliloquy in the middle of Act 3, Part 3, how does Natalya assess her relationship with Rakitin and with Beliayev?
4. Explain what Rakitin means by this line: "What does all this mean? Is it the beginning of the end, or the end itself? [...] Or is it the beginning, perhaps?"
5. Describe Beliayev's opinion of writers.
6. Why does Natalya believe that it's improper for Vera to be in the garden by herself with Beliayev?
7. Describe what happens between Matvey and Katya at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1.
8. Why does Beliayev reject Vera's suggestion that he call her Verochka?
9. What is the advice Shpigelski gives Bolshintsov regarding wooing women?
10. Why is Natalya astonished by the thought of her husband at the end of Act 3, Part 1?
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