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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the others to go to bed because he has come to sit with the Professor for a while?
(a) Vanya.
(b) Astrov.
(c) A worker.
(d) Telegin.

2. Who doesn't Sonya want involved in the drunken binges of Astrov?
(a) Herself.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Maria.
(d) Yelena.

3. What does Astrov give as his excuse for quickly leaving when Sonya enters the room?
(a) He is supposed to make a phone call.
(b) He doesn't want to see her.
(c) He forgot his wallet.
(d) He's not wearing a tie.

4. ___________ interrupts Astrov's speech by saying that he still uses wood in his outhouses and fireplaces.
(a) Marina.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Yelena.

5. Who becomes angry when Vanya says they have decided to live at the house?
(a) Marina.
(b) Sonya.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Telegin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yelena promises Sonya she really did marry the Professor for __________, in conflict with Sonya's suspicions.

2. _________ complains about how there is nothing else to talk about, nothing new to talk about.

3. Vanya says that the __________ will bring everything in nature back to life, but won't revive him.

4. ___________ tells Vanya he should spend more time creating harmony and reconciliation.

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

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