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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 does Pauline say she is tortured by?
(a) The devil.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Love.
(d) Her husband.

2. Who does Nina call a genius?
(a) Treplieff.
(b) Trigorin.
(c) Dorn.
(d) Sorin.

3. What is Treplieff carrying along with the seagull?
(a) A knife.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A book.
(d) A gun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Arkadina say she is not?

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

3. What is Shamraeff's position on the estate?

4. What does Treplieff threaten to do?

5. Why is Treplieff's play so hard to act in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nina's life so bleak?

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

3. What does Nina tell Constantine?

4. Why does Peter think he must be gravely ill?

5. Why are Masha and Simon looking for Constantine?

6. What do Masha and Simon discuss?

7. What is the setting of the second act?

8. How does Boris react when Madame Arkadina says they leave?

9. Why can Nina not accept Boris' resignation to mediocrity?

10. Why does Masha want to marry Simon?

(see the answer keys)

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