View a FREE sample

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) A fun life.
(c) An ugly life.
(d) A stupid life.

2. What does Sorin want Masha's father to leave unchained?
(a) The bull.
(b) The duck.
(c) The cat.
(d) The dog.

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

4. Who is 55-years-old?
(a) Boris.
(b) Dorn.
(c) Peter.
(d) .

5. What does Trigorin hear calling him?
(a) His chair.
(b) His writing pad.
(c) His bed.
(d) His desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Trepleff say watches Nina closely?

2. What does Treplieff wish his mother was?

3. What city does Aradina want to travel to?

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

5. What does Nina give Dorn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the second act?

2. Why is Madame Arkadina furious at Illya?

3. What do Madame Arkadina and Constantine argue about?

4. Why is Madame Akadina unhappy with Peter?

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

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

7. What does Madame Arkadina say is the secret to looking youthful?

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

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

10. What do Masha and Simon discuss?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 605 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample