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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to teach Kolya to swim?

2. As Natalya states in Act 2, Part 2, "there's nothing more depressing than gloomy" what?

3. According to Shpigelski, "a doctor worth his salt is never" what?

4. How many serfs does the girl in Shpigelski's story inherit from her aunt?

5. Where does Vera go to school in Moscow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Natalya say to Rakitin, "It's wrong to put one's life in chains"? What does she mean?

2. How does Rakitin depict love to Beliayev in Act 5, Part 1?

3. Describe Beliayev's opinion of writers.

4. Why do Natalya and Rakitin resolve to "educate" Beliayev?

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

6. Why does Natalya send Vera away so suddenly in Act 3, Part 2?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship of Katya and Matvey and how it parallels the relationships of other characters.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of Katya and the setting in which she has a modicum of control.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why Islayev and Anna are so upset and confused when they see Natalya crying with Rakitin.

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