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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Sorin serve for 28 years?

3. What does Paulina do with the flowers that Nina gives Dorn?

4. Who does Nina say writes beautiful stories?

5. What does Dorn say destroys the individual?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Constantine say is the reason for his bad mood?

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

3. How does Madame Arkadina react to the play?

4. Why is Nina's life so bleak?

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

6. What prompted Constantine to kill himself?

7. How does Madame Arkadina complement Nina?

8. What does Illya tell Boris and Madame Arkadina?

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

10. How does Constantine's play open?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following:

Language

Character

Structure

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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