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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lyubov do with the telegrams she receives in Act I?
(a) She reads them.
(b) She saves them in a drawer.
(c) She tears them up.
(d) She throws them in the fireplace.

2. What does Yepikhodov carry with him at all times?
(a) A cucumber.
(b) A mandolin.
(c) A revolver.
(d) A guitar.

3. Which character represents the rising middle class of turn-of-century Russia?
(a) Lubyov.
(b) Pishchik.
(c) Lopakhin.
(d) Gaev.

4. What irritates Lyubov and Gaev upon their entrance in Act II, prompting them to send Yasha away?
(a) Yasha's dancing.
(b) Yasha's guitar playing.
(c) Yasha's magic tricks.
(d) Yasha's cigar smoke.

5. How much of a loan does Lopakhin say he will raise for Lyubov for his plan as he exits in Act I?
(a) 50,000 rubles.
(b) 10,000 rubles.
(c) 25,000 rubles.
(d) 100,000 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Trofimov tutor?

2. What does Yepikhodov request that Dunyasha bring him when he enters in Act I?

3. Who is the footman that Anya describes in Act I?

4. What does Lyubov say her husband died from?

5. In Act II, why does Gaev say he must go to town the following day?

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