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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 Sorin say is a tyrant?

2. What season does Arkadina say she is usually insulted in?

3. Where does Shamraeff rememebr Silva singing?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What news in the second act act delights Boris?

2. Why does Nina give Boris an engraved medallion?

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

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

5. Why is Madame Arkadina moody?

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

7. What symbolizes the devil in the play?

8. Why is Peter escorted to his room?

9. Why does Peter think Constantine lives a lonely life?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare American and Russian culture.

What are the differences between the two cultures?

In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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