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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 the title of the book Arkadina is reading?
(a) Under the Bridge.
(b) The Idiot.
(c) The Golden Arm.
(d) On the Water.

2. What does Nina say is wonderful?
(a) The lake.
(b) The world.
(c) The city.
(d) The countryside.

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

4. What does Arkadina want to listen to?
(a) The television.
(b) The radio.
(c) The play.
(d) The singing.

5. Where does Sorin say it is pleasanter to live?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The countryside.
(c) The town.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sorin serve for 28 years?

2. What does Treplieff threaten to do?

3. What does Aradina smoke?

4. What have Nina's mother and stepfather gone out to do?

5. Who does Sorin say has never liked him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Masha want to marry Simon?

2. What does Illya tell Boris and Madame Arkadina?

3. Why are Simon and Yevgeny so poor?

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

5. Why is Madame Akadina unhappy with Peter?

6. How does Masha think she can forget Constantine?

7. How does Boris react to Madame Arkadina's insensitive comments?

8. Why does Madame Arkadina want to return to the city?

9. Why does Constantine think that Nina favors Boris?

10. Why does Simon wants to go home?

(see the answer keys)

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