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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the gift that arrives for the sisters from the answer to #16?
(a) A large silver samovar
(b) A book of medicines
(c) A large silver statue
(d) A map of Russia

2. How long ago did the family leave Moscow to come to the provincial area where they are now settled?
(a) 7 years
(b) 11 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 5 years

3. Who does Tusenbach feel sorry for, as he seems to change moods depending on who he is with?
(a) Andrei
(b) Vershinin
(c) Solyony
(d) Chebutykin

4. Who is the one sister who wouldn't be able to go back to Moscow?
(a) Olga
(b) Natasha
(c) Masha
(d) Irina

5. To whom does Irina comment about Masha's bad mood?
(a) Chebutykin
(b) Andrei
(c) Tusenbach
(d) Vershinin

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Andrei propose marriage in the end of the scene, almost spontaneously?

2. What is the last name of the three sisters who are the title characters of this play?

3. Which of the women in the play describes herself as a little white bird?

4. Which character says he loved the sisters' mother?

5. Who becomes tearful by how old Vershinin looks?

(see the answer key)

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