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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose grandparents and parents are slaves on the estate?
2. What does Lyobov call Trofmiov that insults him, causing him to storm out in Act III?
3. Who buys the cherry orchard at the auction?
4. Which character leads Lopakhin from the drawing room in Act III?
5. What language does Charlotta speak in Act III?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the Countess? How does she play into the plot? Where does she live?
2. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?
3. Where do the telegrams arrive from? What do they say?
4. What is the relationship between Dunyasha and Yepikhodov?
5. What is the irony of the landowners in The Cherry Orchard?
6. Who is Deriganov? How does he/she play into the plot?
7. What are Lyubov's "sins," referred to by her in Act II?
8. Who is involved in a "love triangle" in the play? How?
9. Who buys the estate at auction? How did this come about?
10. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The characters of Lyubov and Lopakhin are central to the action in The Cherry Orchard. Compare and contrast the characteristics of Lyubov and Lopakhin. How do their backgrounds affect who they are today? What do we know about them based on their appearances and their actions? How do their actions or in-actions affect the outcome of the play?
Essay Topic 2
If The Cherry Orchard were produced today, what elements of the play would contemporary audiences most relate to? Why? What elements would audiences not relate to?
Essay Topic 3
How are the characters' costumes reflective of their personalities? What do the colors, styles, adornments say about them? How do these costumes set the characters apart?
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