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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game does Gayev repeatedly talk about in the play?
(a) Billiards.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Dominos.

2. Where is Lopakhin taking a train in Act I?
(a) Paris.
(b) Moscow.
(c) London.
(d) Kharkov.

3. What does Dunyasha say they call Yepikhodov in Act I?
(a) The horse jockey.
(b) Two-and-twenty troubles.
(c) Tha gallant jester.
(d) The irrepressible intellect.

4. Who did Trofimov tutor?
(a) Lyubov.
(b) Anya.
(c) Grisha.
(d) Varya.

5. What does Dunyasha break when Yasha startles her in Act I?
(a) A saucer.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A vase.
(d) A bust.

6. Where does Dunyasha say Trofimov has been sleeping in Act I?
(a) In the servants' quarters.
(b) In the bath house.
(c) In the carriage house.
(d) In the attic.

7. What does Charlotta say her dog eats in Act I?
(a) Cat food.
(b) Steak.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Potatoes.

8. For how many nights on the journey does Anya say she was unable to sleep in Act I?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

9. What does Yepikhodov ask Lopakhin for advice on in Act I?
(a) His proposal.
(b) His ring.
(c) His boots.
(d) His jacket.

10. In what month does the play open?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) May.

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

12. What does Trofimov say he will always be in Act I?
(a) A lover.
(b) A poet.
(c) A cad.
(d) A student.

13. What color is Anya's bedroom?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

14. When did Anya and her mother depart from the estate?
(a) During summer.
(b) During Lent.
(c) During Advent.
(d) During Christmas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lyubov do with the telegrams she receives in Act I?

2. What is noted about Firs in Act I?

3. By what nickname does Yasha call Dunyasha in Act I?

4. Who takes Lyubov's pills from her in Act I?

5. Who does Anya complain about doing tricks on the train journey in Act I?

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