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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays Constantine for his stories?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Publishers.

2. What does Trigorin say brings happiness on earth?
(a) Love.
(b) Passion.
(c) Children.
(d) Family.

3. What kind of music is heard in the distance?
(a) A folk song.
(b) A waltz.
(c) A rock song.
(d) A fox trot.

4. What does Jacob ask Trigorin if he should pack?
(a) His guns.
(b) His winter clothes.
(c) His fishing rods.
(d) His boots.

5. What does Trigorin say Constantine's writing verges on?
(a) Delirium.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Heaven.

6. What has Sorin's old sitting room been converted into?
(a) A writing room.
(b) A games room.
(c) A dining room.
(d) A kitchen.

7. Where does Nina want to travel to?
(a) Eltz.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Paris.
(d) Perm.

8. What did Medviedenko think he heard in the theater the previous night?
(a) A key.
(b) Music.
(c) A voice.
(d) A rat.

9. Who are Treplief and Paulina carrying bed linen for?
(a) Trigorin.
(b) Masha.
(c) Arkadina.
(d) Sorin.

10. What does Arkadina say she is not?
(a) A comedian.
(b) A banker.
(c) An actress.
(d) A martyr.

11. What does Nina give Trigorin to remember her by?
(a) A medallion.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A trophy.

12. What is the title of Sorin's story idea?
(a) Feelings of an Awkward boy.
(b) The Man Who Wished.
(c) The Man Who Forgot Everything.
(d) Life is Nothing But Man.

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

14. What theater did Nina make her debut at?
(a) The Summer Theater in Moscow.
(b) The New Theater in Moscow.
(c) The Limpet Theater in Moscow.
(d) The Spring Theater in Moscow.

15. What does Nina always sign her letters with?
(a) The Seagull.
(b) The Croc.
(c) The Squaw.
(d) The Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Masha say women do in secret?

2. What did the miller in Rusalka call himself?

3. What positive thing does Masha say about the school teacher?

4. What does Arkadina say Triplieff enjoys doing?

5. What does Treplieff ask his mother to change for him?

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