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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____________ says that even though his wife ran off and left him, he is still faithful to her and to their children.
(a) Astrov.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Vanya.
(d) Telegin.

2. Vanya says that he is so __________ with himself for not making more of his life.
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Disappointed.

3. What is Marina knitting when the scene opens during the first act of the play?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Stocking.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Pot holder.

4. Astrov becomes lost in a memory of the community in which there was an epidemic of ___________.
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Flu.
(c) Ebola.
(d) AIDS.

5. ____________ once had an attack of conscience when he was operating on a patient, thinking that the patient's death was his fault.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Astrov.
(d) The Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that Astrov is perfectly welcome to stay and to wait for the Professor?

2. Astrov talks about whether people of today will be remembered, and Marina says that _______ will remember.

3. Who wants to know when Astrov will be back from the work issue he needs to handle?

4. Vanya complains that ever since ___________ and his wife arrived, the schedule has not be right around the house.

5. Who gets offended when Yelena calls him by the wrong name, though he's at the table with her each day?

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