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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the sisters knows Italian as an additional language to Russian?
(a) Irina
(b) Olga
(c) Masha
(d) Natasha

2. What does Andrei really want to do with his life? What is his current goal?
(a) Leave the country
(b) Become a pianist
(c) Translate a book into English
(d) Get married

3. Who whistles quietly to herself as she reads during the opening part of the play?
(a) Masha
(b) Natasha
(c) Irina
(d) Olga

4. Who was born and raised in an aristocratic family?
(a) Olga
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Andrei
(d) Chebutykin

5. Which one of these characters is the Chairman of the District Council?
(a) Chebutykin
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Andrei
(d) Protopopov

Short Answer Questions

1. Who have the sisters been teasing for being in love with a girl who is engaged?

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

3. What is the gift that arrives for the sisters from the answer to #16?

4. Where exactly is the sisters' mother buried?

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

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