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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. What does Lopakhin call Gaev when storming out from the garden in Act II, following their dispute about the estate?
2. What time does the auction end?
3. What does Lyubov drop from her handkerchief in Act III?
4. What animal is Pishchik compared to in Act III?
5. Why does Lyubov call everyone inside at the end of Act II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event is taking place in the beginning of Act III? What purpose does this event serve to the story?
2. Where do the telegrams arrive from? What do they say?
3. What is the relationship between Yasha and Dunyasha?
4. Explain the argument between Lyubov and Trofimov in Act III.
5. Who performs magic tricks? What tricks does he/she perform? Where did he/she learn to perform them?
6. What does Firs say in Act III about the guests at the estate? How are they different from the guests before?
7. Who is the comic relief in the play? How does this play out?
8. Who buys the estate at auction? How did this come about?
9. What is the emotional state of Lyubov at the end of Act III? Why?
10. How does Varya feel about Yepikhodov? What does she do to show her feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is slavery and serfdom viewed by the characters in The Cherry Orchard? How does Chekhov use symbolism to reflect serfdom/slavery in the play? What statements do you think Chekhov is making regarding slavery?
Essay Topic 2
How is Chekhov's own life reflected within The Cherry Orchard? Which character do you think reflects Chekhov's personal point of view? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Firs and Yasha. How are they related? What is the difference of these two characters' attitudes toward the other characters in the play? How do they show these differences? Physically, are they similar? How are they alike? How are they different?
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