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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Firs not go to bed in Act III?
(a) He cannot sleep.
(b) He is the only one to serve the guests.
(c) He wants to dance.
(d) He has not bed to go to.

2. What does Dunyasha do repeatedly throughout the play?
(a) Powder her face.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Serve tea.

3. Who is Pishchik's daughter?
(a) Olivia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Dashenka.
(d) Ivanka.

4. How much was the estate auctioned for?
(a) 10,000 rubles above mortgage.
(b) 90,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(c) 5,000 rubles above the mortgage.
(d) 200,000 rubles above the mortgage.

5. Where has Peter Kosoy gone to live, according to Gayev in Act I?
(a) With the monks.
(b) With the Tzar's family.
(c) With the Postal Service Officer.
(d) With the Commissioner of Police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who takes Lyubov's pills in Act I do with them?

2. What does Lyubov reply when Pishchik asks if she ate frogs in France in Act I?

3. What is the setting for Act III?

4. How many times does Varya say that Trofimov has been expelled from the university?

5. Who begins to weep after the sound is heard in the distance in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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