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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. Which character says he loved the sisters' mother?
(a) Ferapont
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Vershinin
(d) Chebutykin

2. What is heard as the characters are speaking during this second part of the Act 1?
(a) An air raid horn
(b) A siren
(c) A violin
(d) A knock at the door

3. Who do they say is going to be a professor one day because he is so smart?
(a) Tusenbach
(b) Chebutykin
(c) Vershinin
(d) Andrei

4. Who plays the piano and entertains the others as a result?
(a) Andrei
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Vershinin
(d) Irina

5. Who thinks it's useless to know so many languages?
(a) Olga
(b) Masha
(c) Chebutykin
(d) Irina

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is upset because one of his daughters is unwell and his wife is in a very bad mood?

3. What game does Irina play when she is sitting by herself at the end of the scene?

4. Who announces Vershinin's arrival into this second part of Act 1?

5. What is the last name of the three sisters who are the title characters of this play?

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