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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 comes in to remind the Professor that he asked to see Astrov?
(a) Marina.
(b) Telegin.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Yelena.

2. When Yelena talks to Vanya about his quarreling ways, he starts talks about her ___________.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Superficiality.
(d) Feminine wiles.

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

4. ___________ sees that Vanya is drunk and tells him it's unfitting for someone his age.
(a) Yelena.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Marina.

5. Astrov talks to Sonya and tells her that he sees his life as a dark ___________.
(a) Forest.
(b) Ship.
(c) Cave.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Astrov is pacing by Marina, what does Marina first offer to him in order to calm him?

2. Vanya thinks the Professor writes books about _________ without knowing anything about it.

3. Astrov reminds ___________ that he is there to see the Professor, who called for the doctor the day before.

4. Who asks Telegin to begin playing music, though he is quickly told not to by another character?

5. What is the Professor wearing when he enters the scene with his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when Astrov, in his memory, tried to operate on a patient who died on the table?

5. What is the argument that Sonya gives to Vanya in order to encourage him to give back the morphine?

6. What is Astrov's reasoning behind his constant drinking when Marina asks him about this habit?

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

8. What does Yelena suggest Astrov do in regards to his feelings about Sonya?

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

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

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