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

2. What does Vanya come in to announce is going to happen during this second act?
(a) A new baby.
(b) A storm.
(c) A soldier visit.
(d) A tax audit.

3. Astrov reminds ___________ that he is there to see the Professor, who called for the doctor the day before.
(a) Sonya.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Maria.

4. Vanya complains that ever since ___________ and his wife arrived, the schedule has not be right around the house.
(a) Anton.
(b) Astrov.
(c) Professor.
(d) Telegin.

5. Sonya sends Marina off to deal with some of the _____________.
(a) Other men.
(b) The salespeople.
(c) Workers.
(d) Other servants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Astrov gives his word to Sonya that he will not ___________ anymore as they are talking.

2. __________ says that a woman can only be a friend once they have been an acquaintance and then a mistress.

3. What does Yelena notice as Vanya is talking so she sends him off to bed?

4. The Professor believes that as he grows older he is becoming more ___________ to himself and to others.

5. Yelena says the reason she and Vanya are friends is because they are both very ________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Astrov admit to Vanya when he enters the scene with Telegin?

3. Why does Sonya send Marina off as Maria sits down and reads during this opening scene?

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

5. What does Yelena do when the Professor wakes up from his nap on the chair?

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

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

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

9. What does the Professor tell Marina as soon as he walks into the house without being let inside?

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

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