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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sonya encourages Vanya to keep living, bear the trials, and to work _________.
(a) Quickly.
(b) Hard.
(c) Effectively.
(d) Efficiently.

2. Yelena kisses Vanya's ____________ before she leaves the estate.
(a) Cheek.
(b) Ear.
(c) Forehead.
(d) Hand.

3. ________ comments to Sonya about how miserable he is as they are working together.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Astrov.
(d) The Professor.

4. Who has asked everyone to gather for some kind of announcement, according to Vanya?
(a) The Professor.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Astrov.

5. Sonya tells Vanya she knows he hasn't known __________ in his life.
(a) Love.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Peace.
(d) Joy.

6. Astrov says that his work shows a clear picture of decline brought by _____________, by ignorance, and by a total lack of awareness.
(a) Squalor.
(b) Stagnation.
(c) Government.
(d) Education.

7. Yelena notes that someone like Astrov is like the bright __________ rising in the midst of the darkness.
(a) Comet.
(b) Star.
(c) Sun.
(d) Moon.

8. Astrov says that Vanya is not insane, but that Vanya is a ___________.
(a) Fool.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Good person.
(d) Lost cause.

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

10. Who decides to help Maria wind wool in order to speed up the process so they can leave?
(a) Vanya.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Telegin.
(d) Astrov.

11. Astrov says that he will not be back to the house again unless there is ______________.
(a) A fire.
(b) A party.
(c) A celebration.
(d) An emergency.

12. When the harness bells sound, Astrov comments that ___________ must be glad to leave for good.
(a) Yelena.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Vanya.
(d) The Professor.

13. __________ tells everyone to leave him alone, that he can't stand being watched over.
(a) Telegin.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Vanya.
(d) Astrov.

14. The Professor says that he will not do anything without the consent of ___________.
(a) Vanya.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Marina.

15. Who does Vanya point out is actually the one who owns the estate?
(a) Himself.
(b) Astrov.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Yelena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes into the scene, watching the others, though no one else notices this character?

2. Yelena pleads with her husband to ______________ during this confrontation.

3. Yelena admits that while finding __________ strange, she is also attracted to him.

4. Astrov asks Yelena to reconsider meeting him in ______________ so they can be together.

5. Yelena comes in to tell Vanya that ____________ has something to say to him.

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