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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Astrov is pacing by Marina, what does Marina first offer to him in order to calm him?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Vodka.

2. When Yelena tells Vanya it's a nice day, what does Vanya say that it is a nice day to do?
(a) Hang one's self.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Shoot someone.

3. Yelena, it is said, married the Professor when he was already _________.
(a) Done with love.
(b) Bored.
(c) Set in his ways.
(d) Old.

4. Sonya says that it's a shame that she's not __________ as she is so in love with Astrov.
(a) Married.
(b) Single.
(c) Independent.
(d) Beautiful.

5. What does Vanya's mother do as everyone else is talking during the scene after she enters?
(a) Begins to settle the accounts.
(b) Sits in a corner and reads.
(c) Cleans up the table.
(d) Starts making dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the others to go to bed because he has come to sit with the Professor for a while?

2. What does Astrov ask the worker to fetch for him before they head out the door?

3. ___________ interrupts Astrov's speech by saying that he still uses wood in his outhouses and fireplaces.

4. __________ says that a woman can only be a friend once they have been an acquaintance and then a mistress.

5. Vanya notes that he used to idolize _________, though he does not anymore.

(see the answer key)

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