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

2. What does Treplieff say he would be if his mother was an ordinary woman?
(a) A lucky man.
(b) A rounded man.
(c) A serious man.
(d) A happier man.

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

4. What does Masha say happiness does not depend on?
(a) Family.
(b) Riches.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Love.

5. Which of the following does Trigorin not say it is his duty to write about?
(a) Science.
(b) Work.
(c) The future.
(d) The rights of man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trigorin say is all he is fit to describe?

2. What animal does Trigorin say he races and dodges like?

3. What does Nina say it is strange seeing a famous author doing?

4. What Shakespeare play does Arkandina quote from?

5. Who is 55-years-old?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nina's life so bleak?

2. Why would Boris prefer to stay on the estate?

3. Why are Masha and Simon looking for Constantine?

4. How does Madame Arkadina react to the play?

5. Why does Boris think being a writer is not easy?

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

7. What does Paulina think about her husband?

8. What does Illya tell Boris and Madame Arkadina?

9. How does Peter react to Illya treating his sister so badly?

10. Who is Boris Trigorin?

(see the answer keys)

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