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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sonya says that she will get Astrov by telling him that __________ wants to see what he has been working on.
(a) Sonya.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Yelena.
(d) The Professor.

2. What does the Professor wonder aloud as he is waking up and talking to Yelena?
(a) Why she loves him.
(b) Why he is so old.
(c) Why he can not move.
(d) Why he is short of breath.

3. Who comes into the scene, watching the others, though no one else notices this character?
(a) Vanya.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Marina.
(d) Telegin.

4. Who does Astrov invite to drop in on him at his small estate, and this person says that staying in the trees can not be exciting?
(a) Yelena.
(b) Maria.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Sonya.

5. What has Maria received from a writer that she likes and she shares this with the rest of the house?
(a) A picture.
(b) A phone call.
(c) A personal letter.
(d) A pamphlet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Astrov says that he ___________ Sonya, but he has no feeling for her as a woman.

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

4. What is the country in which this play, "Uncle Vanya," is set?

5. Astrov talks to Sonya and tells her that he sees his life as a dark ___________.

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