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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Treplieff's play so hard to act in?
(a) The dialogue is hard to speak.
(b) It has to be performed in the dark.
(c) It has no living characters.
(d) It is cliched.

2. Who does Treplieff not want to be late?
(a) Nina.
(b) Masha.
(c) Simon.
(d) Peter.

3. Which two Russian writers does Trigorin mention?
(a) Pushkin and Dostoevsky.
(b) Chekov and Bulgakov.
(c) Gogol and Gorky.
(d) Turgenev and Tolstoy.

4. What does Nina say she always thought famous writers always despised?
(a) Women.
(b) The government.
(c) Marriage.
(d) The common crowd.

5. Which of the following does Trigorin not say it is his duty to write about?
(a) Science.
(b) Work.
(c) The rights of man.
(d) The future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sorin say Arkadina should not handle so roughly?

2. What does Masha say happiness does not depend on?

3. What does Nina give Dorn?

4. What is Sorin having an attack of?

5. What does Sorin drink with his dinner?

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