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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 kind of tea does Dorn suggest they give Madame Akadina and Sorin?
(a) Green tea.
(b) Earl Grey.
(c) Nettle tea.
(d) Chamomile.

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

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

4. What kind of life does Treplieff think his mother leads?
(a) A serious life.
(b) An ugly life.
(c) A stupid life.
(d) A fun life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Treplieff carrying along with the seagull?

2. What does Boris say he loves doing?

3. What color does Masha dress in?

4. What does Sorin drink with his dinner?

5. What does Trigorin say has made him giddy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Paulina think about her husband?

4. What do the characters say about Constantine's work when he is gone?

5. Who is Boris Trigorin?

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

7. Why does Peter think Constantine lives a lonely life?

8. How does Peter think Madame Arkadina could help Constantine?

9. Why does Constantine think that Nina favors Boris?

10. What does Yevgeny tell Boris when he returns?

(see the answer keys)

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