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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Shakespeare play does Arkandina quote from?
(a) Midsummer Night's Dream.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) The Merchant of Venice.

2. What animal does Trigorin say he races and dodges like?
(a) A snake.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A fox.
(d) A hedgehog.

3. Who does Arkadina ask the doctor to compare her looks to?
(a) Fanny.
(b) Paulina.
(c) Masha.
(d) Nina.

4. What does the dog so when it is chained up?
(a) Barks.
(b) Sniffles.
(c) Howls.
(d) Whines.

5. Which of the following animals does Nina not mention in her monologue?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Geese.
(c) Stags.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Masha describe the air?

2. Why does Paulina want Dorn to put his hat back on?

3. What have Nina's mother and stepfather gone out to do?

4. Where does Shamraeff rememebr Silva singing?

5. Who does Sorin say is a tyrant?

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