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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 would Nina devote her whole life to if she was a writer?
(a) The truth.
(b) Science.
(c) The rights of women.
(d) The Russian people.

2. What kind of people does Masha think are often happy?
(a) Poor people.
(b) Rich people.
(c) Children.
(d) Married couples.

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

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

5. What does Trigorin say makes him happy?
(a) Children singing.
(b) Critics praising him.
(c) Finishing a novel.
(d) His mother phoning him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Treplieff say a woman can never forgive?

2. What does Treplieff use to tap the door?

3. What does Treplieff say frightens his mother to death?

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

5. Who calls Boris from the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madame Arkadina react to the play?

2. What do Madame Arkadina and Constantine argue about?

3. Why does Constantine think that Nina favors Boris?

4. Who is Boris Trigorin?

5. What does Paulina think about her husband?

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

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

8. What does the dead seagull symbolize?

9. Why does Madame Arkadina not want to stay at the estate?

10. Why does Constantine walk away from Paulina?

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