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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trigorin say he is left behind like?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A crow.
(d) A seagull.

2. Why does Nina say she cannot understand Treplieff?
(a) He does not want to be understood.
(b) He is too different to her.
(c) She is too simple.
(d) She does not want to understand him.

3. What is Treplieff's mother's job?
(a) An actress.
(b) A singer.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A writer.

4. What does Treplieff say he would be if his mother was an ordinary woman?
(a) A happier man.
(b) A serious man.
(c) A rounded man.
(d) A lucky man.

5. What does Nina say Boris has been spoiled by?
(a) His wife.
(b) His fortune.
(c) His success.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nina seated upon?

2. What does Paulina tell Dorn to put back on?

3. What does Nina say she always thought famous writers always despised?

4. What does Treplieff wish his mother was?

5. What does Arkadina say it is a crime for Nina to do?

(see the answer key)

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