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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 Lyubov reply when Pishchik asks if she ate frogs in France in Act I?
(a) She says she ate accountants.
(b) She says she ate crocodiles.
(c) She says she ate snails.
(d) She says she ate shark.

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

3. What does Lyubov request her servants get for her after her return in Act I?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Kvass.

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

5. Where is Act I set?
(a) The nursery.
(b) Lyubov's office.
(c) The dining-room.
(d) The parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lopakhin doing before he fell asleep in the opening of Act I?

2. What is the brooch of that Anya wears home in Act I?

3. How many rubles per year does Lopakhin suggest Lyubov will make off rent with his plan in Act I?

4. What color is Anya's bedroom?

5. How often does Lopakhin claim the cherry orchard bears fruit in Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Yasha's character. What is his/her age? What is his/her demeanor? How does he/she relate to other characters in the play?

2. What events led to Lyubov leaving the estate? When did she leave?

3. Which character had a lover in Paris? What became of this situation?

4. What does Lopakhin suggest Lyubov and Gaev do with the estate? Why?

5. What happened to Lyubov's son? How does she feel about it?

6. Who is the owner of the estate? What are the primary faults and/or character flaws of this character? Where has this character been prior to the beginning of the play? Why?

7. Describe the relationship between Varya and Lopakhin.

8. Who is Charlotta? What is her position in the household? How is she described physically?

9. How is Lopakhin's character different than that of Firs? How are they alike?

10. Describe Gaev's character. Who is he/she related to in the play? How? What does this character do persistently that annoys the others?

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