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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Treplieff's mother's job?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A writer.
(c) An actress.
(d) A singer.

2. Why does Aradina say she looks so young?
(a) She is always busy.
(b) She loves life.
(c) She loves men.
(d) She eats good food.

3. What does Aradina smoke?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Weed.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A pipe.

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

5. What does Trigorin say has made him giddy?
(a) Sitting in the sun.
(b) Nina's conversation.
(c) The fumes from his brain.
(d) Writing too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tea does Dorn suggest they give Madame Akadina and Sorin?

2. What is the title of the book Arkadina is reading?

3. What does Arkadina want her son to spare her?

4. What does Sorin say City streets are full of?

5. What does Nina say she always thought famous writers always despised?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Paulina worried about Yevgeny's attractions to Nina?

2. What do the people in the group talk about as they wait for the play to start?

3. Who are Masha and Simon Medvedenko?

4. Why does Nina say she is nervous?

5. Why does Constantine walk away from Paulina?

6. Why is Madame Akadina unhappy with Peter?

7. What is the weather like at the beginning of the fourth act?

8. What does Yevgeny think is the sound that sounds like a gun shot?

9. How does Boris try to extinguish bad feelings between himself and Constantine?

10. What does Nina tell Constantine?

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