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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. Where did Sorin serve for 28 years?

2. What does Aradina smoke?

3. What color does Masha dress in?

4. What kind of tea does Dorn suggest they give Madame Akadina and Sorin?

5. Where does Sorin say it is pleasanter to live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Nina late for the performance?

4. How does Madame Arkadina react to the play?

5. Why is Peter escorted to his room?

6. Why is Nina's life so bleak?

7. What symbolizes the devil in the play?

8. Who are Masha and Simon Medvedenko?

9. What do Masha and Simon discuss?

10. Why does Constantine think that Nina favors Boris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare American and Russian culture.

What are the differences between the two cultures?

In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 3

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

Language

Character

Structure

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