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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. What is the second thing that Marina offers to Astrov in order to calm his nerves?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Valium.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Opium.

2. Who plays on the guitar during this scene as Maria reads the piece of paper?
(a) The Professor.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Vanya.
(d) Astrov.

3. Vanya says that he is so __________ with himself for not making more of his life.
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Angry.

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

5. Where does the Professor feel serious pain when he wakes up from his sleep?
(a) Elbow.
(b) Leg.
(c) Head.
(d) Stomach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes in to open the window and let in the fresh air that blows after the storm?

3. Sonya sends Marina off to deal with some of the _____________.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Professor wakes up from his nap at the start of this scene?

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

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

4. What is Telegin helping Marina to do at the opening of this scene?

5. Why doesn't the Professor want the two women to go and to leave Vanya alone with him?

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

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

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

9. What does Astrov fear will happen if Vanya kills himself with a vial of morphine?

10. When Sonya returns, what does Astrov say he needs to do so he has to leave the room?

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