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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. Vanya believes that all of his feelings, including those he has for __________ are being wasted.
(a) Sonya.
(b) Maria.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Marina.

2. What does Astrov joke about during this opening scene, saying that it is oversized?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Moustache.
(c) Mug.
(d) Sweater.

3. What do Yelena and Sonya share together as a way to celebrate their new friendship?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tea.
(d) Bread.

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

5. What happened to the other man that Telegin's wife was seeing at one point?
(a) He left her.
(b) No one knows.
(c) He married her.
(d) He died.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. ___________ tells Vanya he should spend more time creating harmony and reconciliation.

5. What has Maria received from a writer that she likes and she shares this with the rest of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is another function of the bedroom as indicated by the play's details?

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

4. Who comes into the house from the woods as Astrov, Marina, and Vanya all stand or sit in the main room?

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

6. What does Yelena tell Vanya he should do after he begins to complain that he's had just about enough of himself?

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

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

9. What does Sonya ask Yelena to help her with in regards to her relationship?

10. What is odd about the Professor's appearance according to Astrov and Vanya?

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