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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vanya complains that ever since ___________ and his wife arrived, the schedule has not be right around the house.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Anton.
(c) Astrov.
(d) Professor.

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

3. Yelena suggests that being with Vanya would ____________ as Vanya just wants to possess her.
(a) Destroy her.
(b) Bore her.
(c) Lead to children.
(d) Help her.

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

5. __________ is dozing in chair by a window as Yelena dozes nearby at the beginning of this scene.
(a) Vanya.
(b) Astrov.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Telegin.

6. Vanya says that the __________ will bring everything in nature back to life, but won't revive him.
(a) Estate.
(b) Money.
(c) Baby.
(d) Storm.

7. What is the country in which this play, "Uncle Vanya," is set?
(a) Japan.
(b) United States.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

8. Vanya notes that he used to idolize _________, though he does not anymore.
(a) Astrov.
(b) Josef Stalin.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Karl Marx.

9. Telegin sits next to Marina and talks about how happy he is because of _____________.
(a) The good weather.
(b) An inheiritance he received.
(c) His new lover.
(d) A book.

10. What does Yelena put on the Professor as it has fallen off of his as he slept?
(a) Hat.
(b) His sweater.
(c) Blanket.
(d) Shoes.

11. _________ complains about how there is nothing else to talk about, nothing new to talk about.
(a) The Professor.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Telegin.
(d) Sonya.

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

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

14. What time does Yelena tell the Professor it is after he wakes up and she wakes up too?
(a) Time to eat.
(b) Almost dawn.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) After midnight.

15. Where does the Professor feel serious pain when he wakes up from his sleep?
(a) Elbow.
(b) Head.
(c) Leg.
(d) Stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yelena points out that __________ is obviously in love with Astrov, but she is too shy to talk to him about it.

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

3. When Astrov is pacing by Marina, what does Marina first offer to him in order to calm him?

4. Astrov reminds ___________ that he is there to see the Professor, who called for the doctor the day before.

5. What does Vanya come in to announce is going to happen during this second act?

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