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

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

3. Yelena promises Sonya she really did marry the Professor for __________, in conflict with Sonya's suspicions.
(a) Partnership.
(b) Money.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Love.

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

5. Telegin sits next to Marina and talks about how happy he is because of _____________.
(a) The good weather.
(b) An inheiritance he received.
(c) A book.
(d) His new lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes in to remind the Professor that he asked to see Astrov?

2. Yelena says that Astrov is right, people don't just destroy forests, they also destroy ____________.

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

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

5. _________ admits that he is a vile man, even more so when he is drunk.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Yelena say when Vanya comments that she staggers as she walks from sheer laziness?

7. What has Vanya supposedly stolen from Astrov, according to Astrov's accusation?

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

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

10. What is the announcement the Professor makes to the characters in this scene?

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