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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 does not want to understand him.
(d) She is too simple.

2. What is Jacob carrying?
(a) A spear.
(b) A gun.
(c) A trunk.
(d) A tray.

3. What does Treplieff lay by Nina's feet?
(a) A dead sparrow.
(b) A dead fish.
(c) A dead snake.
(d) A dead seagull.

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

5. Why does Arkadina think that Constantine shot himself?
(a) Unrequitted love.
(b) Depression.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Lack of confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trigorin say makes him happy?

2. What does Pauline say the men are ready to go down on their knees to?

3. Who does Trepleff say watches Nina closely?

4. What does Treplieff use to tap the door?

5. What does Arkadina want her son to spare her?

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