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

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal is Trigorin eating?

2. What did Medviedenko think he heard in the theater the previous night?

3. What does Arkadina say she is not?

4. What did the miller in Rusalka call himself?

5. What does Masha say women do in secret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Chekhov's writing style. How would you describe his style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does his style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's chronological setting.

What were the main concerns during the 1900s? How does the author express these concerns?

How would the author change the novel if it were set in today's society?

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