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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. Astrov gives his word to Sonya that he will not ___________ anymore as they are talking.
(a) Leave.
(b) Drink.
(c) Complain.
(d) Come by.

2. Who asks Telegin to begin playing music, though he is quickly told not to by another character?
(a) Astrov.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Vanya.

3. Vanya thinks the Professor writes books about _________ without knowing anything about it.
(a) Politics.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Math.

4. Who notes that the Professor is fine as she sips her tea after Astrov points out he came to see the Professor?
(a) Marina.
(b) Maria.
(c) Yelena.
(d) Sonya.

5. When Astrov is pacing by Marina, what does Marina first offer to him in order to calm him?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanya's mother do as everyone else is talking during the scene after she enters?

2. Astrov becomes lost in a memory of the community in which there was an epidemic of ___________.

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

4. Vanya believes that all of his feelings, including those he has for __________ are being wasted.

5. What is Marina knitting when the scene opens during the first act of the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Astrov say when Sonya asks him when he might be back to the estate?

4. What does Yelena think about the fact that Astrov comes around to the house every day instead of monthly?

5. When Marina asks Telegin where the gun is, what does Telegin reply to her?

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

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

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

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

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

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