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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Arkadina say she is uneasy about?
(a) Nina.
(b) Masha.
(c) Boris.
(d) Constantine.

2. What does Shamraeff ask Jacob to do?
(a) Go to the shop.
(b) Find a horse.
(c) Raise the curtain.
(d) Set the table.

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

4. What does Nina say it is strange to see a famous actress doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Laughing.

5. Who calls Boris from the house?
(a) Jana.
(b) Dorn.
(c) Masha.
(d) Arkadina.

6. What does Sorin say Arkadina should not handle so roughly?
(a) Young love.
(b) Youthful sensitivity.
(c) Youthful egoism.
(d) A masterpiece.

7. What can Masha not return to Medviedenko?
(a) His keys.
(b) His affection.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His hate.

8. What does Treplieff wish his mother was?
(a) A fun loving woman.
(b) A serious woman.
(c) A lucky woman.
(d) An ordinary woman.

9. Who does Treplieff say he loves?
(a) His mother.
(b) Peter.
(c) Nina.
(d) Masha.

10. What does Sorin say City streets are full of?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Cabs.
(c) Pretty girls.
(d) Idiots.

11. What color does Masha dress in?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

12. What does Sorin drink with his dinner?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Beer.

13. What is Nina seated upon?
(a) A car.
(b) A table.
(c) A rock.
(d) A bench.

14. What is Treplieff carrying along with the seagull?
(a) A book.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A newspaper.

15. What does Trigorin say makes him happy?
(a) His mother phoning him.
(b) Finishing a novel.
(c) Critics praising him.
(d) Children singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sorin say has never liked him?

2. What kind of life does Treplieff think his mother leads?

3. Which of the following does Trigorin not say it is his duty to write about?

4. What does Arkadina say she smells?

5. What is Sorin having an attack of?

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