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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. ____________ once had an attack of conscience when he was operating on a patient, thinking that the patient's death was his fault.
(a) Telegin.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Astrov.
(d) The Professor.

2. What is the relationship of Telegin to Sonya during the course of this play?
(a) Father.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Spouse.
(d) Godfather.

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

4. Sonya says that _____________ has been spoiled by women all of his life.
(a) Astrov.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Telegin.
(d) The Professor.

5. When Yelena tells Vanya it's a nice day, what does Vanya say that it is a nice day to do?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Hang one's self.
(c) Shoot someone.
(d) Go for a walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Yelena say has real talent and a real vision, and that he must be cared for?

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

3. Telegin points out that he still has __________ while his wife has nothing in her life and decisions.

4. Astrov predicts that by the time it stops ______________, the horse and carriage will be ready.

5. Who says that Astrov is perfectly welcome to stay and to wait for the Professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Astrov return to the room with after Sonya has coaxed him into coming over to them?

2. How does Astrov describe the project that he has been working on when he walks into the room?

3. What does Marina recall as she is trying to answer the question of how long she and Astrov have known each other?

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

5. What does Sonya come into the room to remind the Professor of?

6. What does the Professor say about the medicine he wants Sonya to pass to him?

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

8. What does Marina offer to Astrov as he paces during the opening scene of the play?

9. What does Yelena do when the Professor wakes up from his nap on the chair?

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

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