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

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

3. Where does the Professor want Yelena to look for a particular book the following day?
(a) His study.
(b) A school.
(c) Library.
(d) Bookstore.

4. Vanya notes that he and _________ have slaved for the Professor to keep the farm running profitably.
(a) Marina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Sonya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plays on the guitar during this scene as Maria reads the piece of paper?

2. Astrov talks to Sonya and tells her that he sees his life as a dark ___________.

3. Where does the Professor feel serious pain when he wakes up from his sleep?

4. Who notes that the Professor is fine as she sips her tea after Astrov points out he came to see the Professor?

5. Vanya notes that he used to idolize _________, though he does not anymore.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Vanya announce to everyone when he walks into this second scene of the play?

4. What does Sonya say has been happening while Vanya has been living his illusions?

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

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

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

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

9. Why are Sonya and Astrov out looking for Vanya at this point of the play?

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

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