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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. Who does Treplieff say he loves?

2. What have Nina's mother and stepfather gone out to do?

3. What kind of people does Masha think are often happy?

4. Which character criticizes Treplieff's play?

5. What animal does Trigorin say he races and dodges like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Illya tell Boris and Madame Arkadina?

2. What prompted Constantine to kill himself?

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

4. Why is Nina late for the performance?

5. Why does Nina give Boris an engraved medallion?

6. Why does Simon wants to go home?

7. Why does Madame Arkadina say she cannot give her son money to travel?

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

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

10. What is the weather like at the beginning of the fourth act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the dialogue contribute to the following areas?

Character

Setting

Plot

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chekhov's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? In what ways is he like or unlike the characters?

Essay Topic 3

What symbolism does Chekhov use in the play? Why does there tend to be more symbolism in theatre than in other arts?

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