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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Masha's child's nanny?

2. What has Sorin's old sitting room been converted into?

3. What dose Arkadina say is the last chapter of her life?

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

5. What does Trigorin say Treplieff is as great a mystery as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Look at the generation gap between younger and the older characters. What different experiences did both generations go through? What problems is the generation gap causing the characters? Is generational gap expressed in Seagull particularly wide during this time or is a wide generational gap common to all ages?

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