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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. Who complains they have had just about enough of the Professor?
(a) Marina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Vanya.
(d) Yelena.

2. __________ says that a woman can only be a friend once they have been an acquaintance and then a mistress.
(a) Vanya.
(b) Astrov.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Telegin.

3. 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.

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

5. Who tells the others to go to bed because he has come to sit with the Professor for a while?
(a) Telegin.
(b) Astrov.
(c) A worker.
(d) Vanya.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Sonya says that _____________ has been spoiled by women all of his life.

5. Astrov returns, now wearing a __________ and a tie when Sonya tells him to have a drink.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the memory that Astrov becomes lost in as he is talking with Marina?

2. When does Astrov believe a woman can become a friend of a man?

3. What is another function of the bedroom as indicated by the play's details?

4. What is Vanya's complaint about his life since the Professor and his wife arrived at the house?

5. What does Astrov say when Sonya asks him when he might be back to the estate?

6. When Marina asks Telegin where the gun is, what does Telegin reply to her?

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

8. Why does Sonya send Marina off as Maria sits down and reads during this opening scene?

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

10. What does Vanya think about the profession of the Professor?

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