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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shamraeff say Arkadina does not know?
(a) How to run a farm.
(b) How to act.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to fall in love.

2. What kind of life does Treplieff think his mother leads?
(a) An ugly life.
(b) A fun life.
(c) A stupid life.
(d) A serious life.

3. What does Pauline say the men are ready to go down on their knees to?
(a) An actress.
(b) A model.
(c) A writer.
(d) A statue.

4. What is Shamraeff's position on the estate?
(a) Footman.
(b) Manager.
(c) Butler.
(d) Poacher.

5. What does Arkadina want Sahmraeff to order for her?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A horse.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A book.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What kind of tea does Dorn suggest they give Madame Akadina and Sorin?
(a) Earl Grey.
(b) Nettle tea.
(c) Green tea.
(d) Chamomile.

13. What does Akadina say she never likes to look into?
(a) The future.
(b) Someone's bedroom.
(c) A book.
(d) The past.

14. Where does Arkadina say she would be rather sitting alone?
(a) A library.
(b) Her study.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) Her bedroom.

15. What would Nina devote her whole life to if she was a writer?
(a) The rights of women.
(b) The Russian people.
(c) Science.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Treplieff carrying along with the seagull?

2. What does Trigorin say has made him giddy?

3. Who does Treplieff not want to be late?

4. What does Arkadina want to listen to?

5. Where does Shamraeff rememebr Silva singing?

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