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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. Whose clothes do not match, a fact which is pointed out by another character in the play?
(a) Irina's
(b) Natasha's
(c) Andrei's
(d) Olga's

2. Who becomes tearful by how old Vershinin looks?
(a) Olga
(b) Natasha
(c) Masha
(d) Irina

3. Which of the women in the play describes herself as a little white bird?
(a) Olga
(b) Masha
(c) Natasha
(d) Irina

4. Who makes a bad joke that is followed by an awkward silence?
(a) Masha
(b) Solyony
(c) Olga
(d) Andrei

5. Who invites everyone to dinner within this particular scene?
(a) Masha
(b) Natasha
(c) Olga
(d) Irina

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to be far away, though no one knows why?

2. Who is the 'lovesick major' the sisters used to tease with that nickname?

3. What is heard as the characters are speaking during this second part of the Act 1?

4. How long ago did the family leave Moscow to come to the provincial area where they are now settled?

5. Who gives Irina a book detailing the history of the school where her sister teaches?

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