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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Astrov talks to Sonya and tells her that he sees his life as a dark ___________.
(a) Cave.
(b) Forest.
(c) Train.
(d) Ship.

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

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

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

5. Yelena says that Astrov is right, people don't just destroy forests, they also destroy ____________.
(a) Other people.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Money.
(d) Society.

6. Who wants to know when Astrov will be back from the work issue he needs to handle?
(a) Vanya.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Sonya.

7. Astrov reminds ___________ that he is there to see the Professor, who called for the doctor the day before.
(a) Vanya.
(b) Yelena.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sonya.

8. The Professor believes that as he grows older he is becoming more ___________ to himself and to others.
(a) Stuffy.
(b) Boring.
(c) Burdensome.
(d) Offensive.

9. What does the Professor think will happen if Vanya sits with him for a while?
(a) He will sing.
(b) He will play his guitar.
(c) He will just talk.
(d) He will kill him.

10. Who does Yelena say has real talent and a real vision, and that he must be cared for?
(a) The Professsor.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Telegin.
(d) Astrov.

11. ___________ tells Vanya he should spend more time creating harmony and reconciliation.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Yelena.
(c) Marina.
(d) Astrov.

12. Who does Yelena admit to being interested in as she and Sonya talk about relationships?
(a) Josef.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Astrov.
(d) Telegin.

13. When Yelena talks to Vanya about his quarreling ways, he starts talks about her ___________.
(a) Superficiality.
(b) Feminine wiles.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Ignorance.

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

15. Who says that Astrov is perfectly welcome to stay and to wait for the Professor?
(a) Yelena.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Astrov becomes lost in a memory of the community in which there was an epidemic of ___________.

2. Sonya sends Marina off to deal with some of the _____________.

3. What does the Professor ask Sonya to pass him, after which he says she's given him the wrong stuff?

4. Telegin sits next to Marina and talks about how happy he is because of _____________.

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

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