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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Rakitin call "our unspoiled youth" in his soliloquy in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Matvey.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Kolya.
(d) Vera.

2. As Beliayev and Natalya discuss in Act 4, Part 3, when does Beliayev plan to leave?
(a) In a month.
(b) Never.
(c) Next week.
(d) Tomorrow.

3. Which character speaks the line, "How odd that those who love you always want to finger your wounds"?
(a) Schaaf.
(b) Anna.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Matvey.

4. Which character sends Beliayev in to Natalya for dismissal?
(a) Kolya.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Vera.
(d) Schaaf.

5. According to Natalya, what is one of nature's primary characteristics?
(a) Fecundity.
(b) Unpredictability.
(c) A threatening demeanor.
(d) Health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Shpigelski call grandmother?

2. After Islayev finds Natalya crying to Rakitin, Natalya states that she and Rakitin are behaving like what?

3. What causes Natalya to declare her love to Beliayev?

4. What does Natalya like most about the character with whom she is infatuated?

5. Who teaches Kolya's piano lesson?

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