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

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. Where would Andrei like to be a famous lecturer if he were to have his way?
(a) Moscow College
(b) Moscow University
(c) The United States
(d) The Kremlin's Private College

3. Who is searching to ensure no servants leave candles burning?
(a) Irina
(b) Masha
(c) Natasha
(d) Olga

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

5. Who says she comes from a family that has always despised work?
(a) Olga
(b) Masha
(c) Irina
(d) Natasha

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of these characters is the Chairman of the District Council?

3. Who is the new commander of the military in the town where the sisters reside?

4. Who is responsible for the answer to #24?

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

(see the answer key)

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