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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. What type of weather does Rakitin mention in Act 1, Part 2?
2. How many serfs does the girl in Shpigelski's story inherit from her aunt?
3. Who wants Katya to marry him?
4. Who says that talking to Rakitin is like "making lace"?
5. In Act 2, Part 3, which character is jealous of Natalya's affections?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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"?
2. Why does Natalya insist to Shpigelski that Vera is still a child?
3. Why does Beliayev reject Vera's suggestion that he call her Verochka?
4. 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?
5. What is Vera's relationship to Natalya's household? How does Natalya characterize that relationship "in the eyes of the world" when she and Vera are talking in Act 3, Part 2?
6. Summarize Beliayev's response to Natalya's revelation that Vera is in love with him.
7. Why does Natalya insist in Act 3, Part 2, that Vera imagine her as a sister?
8. Why does Rakitin mention Beliayev's new coat in Act 5, Part 2?
9. Why does Natalya send Vera away so suddenly in Act 3, Part 2?
10. Describe Natalya's childhood.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Shpigelski's behavior around his patients, particularly the wealthy patients such as Natalya, with his perception of himself, as stated to Liza in Act 4.
Essay Topic 2
Explain in detail how Natalya's fickleness regarding Bolshintsov and Vera affects the course of events.
Essay Topic 3
How are characters' alliances formed and broken during the play? Who normally allies with whom? How do unusual pairings affect events? Explain, defending your position with specific evidence from the text.
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