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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. Solyony jokes that _______ is made of cockroaches.
(a) The bread
(b) Liquor
(c) Literature
(d) Children

2. What is said to be far away, though no one knows why?
(a) The train station
(b) The market
(c) The church
(d) The post office

3. Who carries a large cake as he comes in to visit with the sisters in their home?
(a) Anfisa
(b) Vershinin
(c) Ferapont
(d) Protopopov

4. Who announces Vershinin's arrival into this second part of Act 1?
(a) Anfisa
(b) Olga
(c) Natasha
(d) Irina

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died exactly a year ago to the day on this Saint's Day, according to the sisters and their memories?

2. Who becomes tearful by how old Vershinin looks?

3. Who invites everyone to dinner within this particular scene?

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

5. Natasha wonders if the mismatching clothes are some sort of __________.

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