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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Treplieff call the plays Arkadina stars in?
(a) Clear as mud.
(b) Ditch water.
(c) Blasphemous.
(d) Lyrical.

2. What does Trieplieff say is golden?
(a) His mother's smile.
(b) His mother's glance.
(c) His mother's touch.
(d) His mother's love.

3. Where has Arkadina gone?
(a) The train station.
(b) Moscow.
(c) The coffee house.
(d) The shop.

4. Which of the servants says "God bless" to Arkadina?
(a) Shamraeff.
(b) The Cook.
(c) Jacob.
(d) The footman.

5. What does Arkadina think that her son could join?
(a) The magic circle.
(b) The army.
(c) The writer's circle.
(d) The scouts.

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

7. Which of the servants wishes Akadina a good trip?
(a) Shamraeff.
(b) The footman.
(c) Jacob.
(d) The cook.

8. What does Trigorin say he has forgotten?
(a) His book.
(b) His fishing rod.
(c) His manuscripts.
(d) His cane.

9. Where did Sorin wish to live?
(a) In the country.
(b) In the town.
(c) In a foreign country.
(d) In the city.

10. What did the miller in Rusalka call himself?
(a) The Crow.
(b) The Raven.
(c) The Seagull.
(d) The Seal.

11. What is the name of Masha's child's nanny?
(a) Natassha.
(b) Constantina.
(c) Illya.
(d) Matriona.

12. What meal is Trigorin eating?
(a) Tea.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Lunch.

13. Where is Nina staying at the moment?
(a) An inn in the village.
(b) Trigorin's house.
(c) A tent in the village.
(d) A hotel in St. Petersburg.

14. What does Dorn say Constantine thinks in?
(a) Images.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Colors.
(d) Words.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sorin's old sitting room been converted into?

2. Who does Arkadina give three rubles to?

3. What does Dorn say Sorin has turned his living room into?

4. Why does Arkadina think that Constantine shot himself?

5. What does Nina always sign her letters with?

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