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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Natasha wearing as she passes through the room?
(a) Black dress
(b) Nothing
(c) Dressing gown
(d) A wool robe

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

3. What does Masha warn Chebutykin not to do as he has embarrassed himself in the past?
(a) Joke
(b) Drink
(c) Talk
(d) Eat

4. What is going on during this particular time period of the scene?
(a) Easter
(b) Christmas
(c) Saints Week
(d) Carnival Week

5. Who wants to get rid of Anfisa, calling her someone who is unnecessary since this character does all the work around the house anyway?
(a) Irina
(b) Natasha
(c) Olga
(d) Masha

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the firefighters asking for permission to do?

2. Whose house has burned to the ground according to the characters in the play?

3. Who, according to Natasha, speaks very bad French?

4. Whose Saint's Day is it when the play begins, causing her to be the central focus of the scene at first?

5. What does Masha nickname her lover although everyone knows who he is?

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