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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. What does Trigorin have to leave to do?

3. Who does Sorin say has never liked him?

4. What does Akadina say she never likes to look into?

5. What does Arkadina want Sahmraeff to order for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Simon and Yevgeny so poor?

2. How does Illya react to Madame Arkadina's outburst?

3. Why can Nina not accept Boris' resignation to mediocrity?

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

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

6. Why is Peter escorted to his room?

7. How does Boris react when Madame Arkadina says they leave?

8. Why is Illya enraged that Madame Arkadina wants a horse?

9. How does Madame Arkadina react to the play?

10. What do the people in the group talk about as they wait for the play to start?

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

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

THE SEA GULL greatly influenced modern literature. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the play and discuss its similarities swath the novel in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes.

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