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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vanya says the Yelena is faithful in her marriage, but her faithfulness is _______________.
(a) Artificial.
(b) A duty.
(c) The truth.
(d) Wearing away.

2. What is Marina knitting when the scene opens during the first act of the play?
(a) Pot holder.
(b) Sweater.
(c) Stocking.
(d) Scarf.

3. What does Astrov ask the worker to fetch for him before they head out the door?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Vodka.
(d) A hot dinner.

4. What does Vanya's mother do as everyone else is talking during the scene after she enters?
(a) Begins to settle the accounts.
(b) Starts making dinner.
(c) Sits in a corner and reads.
(d) Cleans up the table.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Yelena tell the Professor it is after he wakes up and she wakes up too?

2. Who does the Professor think actually finds him the most offensive of anyone?

3. What does Yelena notice as Vanya is talking so she sends him off to bed?

4. Who doesn't Sonya want involved in the drunken binges of Astrov?

5. Who wants to know when Astrov will be back from the work issue he needs to handle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is odd about the Professor's appearance according to Astrov and Vanya?

2. What is Maria's comment about the new pamphlet she is reading from a writer she likes?

3. What does the Professor think is the reason for his sudden shortness of breath as he is asking for a book?

4. What are some of the reasons Vanya gives for not being able to sleep at night?

5. What does Vanya announce to everyone else in the room at the beginning of this scene?

6. Why does Vanya protest the announcement and the decision the Professor makes in his announcement?

7. What does Marina think about people who are living a hundred years in the future?

8. What does Vanya think about the Professor's life now that he has gotten older?

9. What is painful for Vanya when he looks at Yelena, according to his own words as he is drunk?

10. What does Yelena tell Vanya to do after an awkward moment with Astrov?

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