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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Shamraeff rememebr Silva singing?
(a) The Kew Gardens.
(b) The Opera House.
(c) The Pavillion.
(d) The Shakespeare Theater.

2. Which character does Arkadina say is a celebrity?
(a) Peter.
(b) Boris.
(c) Simon.
(d) Constantine.

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

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

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

6. What does Arkadina say she smells?
(a) Petrol.
(b) Sulphur.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Gas.

7. Where did Sorin serve for 28 years?
(a) The Fire Department.
(b) The Department of Secrets.
(c) The Department of Justice.
(d) The Police Department.

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

9. What does Treplieff say frightens his mother to death?
(a) The theater.
(b) The newspapers.
(c) The cinema.
(d) The magazines.

10. What does Trigorin say is all he is fit to describe?
(a) People.
(b) Peasants.
(c) City life.
(d) Landscapes.

11. What will happen at 8.30 pm?
(a) Dinner will be served.
(b) The play will finish.
(c) The guests will arrive.
(d) The play will start.

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

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

14. Which character criticizes Treplieff's play?
(a) Slava.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Nina.
(d) Arkadina.

15. What does Pauline say she is tortured by?
(a) Love.
(b) The devil.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nina say it is strange seeing a famous author doing?

2. What blows behind the stage?

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

4. What does the dog so when it is chained up?

5. What does Treplieff lay by Nina's feet?

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