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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beliayev mentions that whose birthday is next week?
(a) Islayev's.
(b) Rakitin's.
(c) Vera's.
(d) Natalya's.

2. How far is it from Bolshintsov's village to Natalya's house?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 400 yards.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. Who enters at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Shpigelski.
(c) Islayev.
(d) Kolya.

4. How did Beliayev translate "quatre-vingt-dix"?
(a) "Four-twenty-two."
(b) "To be or not to be."
(c) Eighty-six.
(d) Nasturtiums.

5. Which female character takes snuff?
(a) Liza.
(b) Vera.
(c) Anna.
(d) Natalya.

6. What toy does Kolya have in Act 2, Part 3?
(a) A train.
(b) A kite.
(c) Jacks.
(d) A slingshot.

7. According to Rakitin, which character is "simply an idiot"?
(a) Islayev.
(b) Vera.
(c) Bolshintsov.
(d) Natalya.

8. In Act 3, Part 1, whose help does Shpigelski solicit in matching Bolshintsov and Vera?
(a) Rakitin's.
(b) Katya's.
(c) Matvey's.
(d) Islayev's.

9. Which character says the first line in Act 3?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Liza.
(c) Shpigelski.
(d) Rakitin.

10. Which character says to Natalya, "Each of us is a closed book, that's true"?
(a) Katya.
(b) Rakitin.
(c) Vera.
(d) Kolya.

11. What does Natalya like about Shpigelski?
(a) His appreciation for fine food.
(b) His sharp wit.
(c) His physique.
(d) His upbringing.

12. Rakitin states that he is "like wax in your hands" to whom?
(a) Katya.
(b) Beliayev.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Islayev.

13. What does Natalya like most about the character with whom she is infatuated?
(a) His youth.
(b) His looks.
(c) His gentle demeanor.
(d) His candor.

14. According to Shpigelski, which character is "straight from the Golden Age of Innocence"?
(a) Liza.
(b) Vera.
(c) Bolshintsov.
(d) Matvey.

15. Which two types of tree does Rakitin compare in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Hickory and willow.
(b) Oak and birch.
(c) Apple and pear.
(d) Oak and maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Natalya states in Act 2, Part 2, "there's nothing more depressing than gloomy" what?

2. Whom does Natalya accuse of being "mysterious"?

3. Whom does Natalya suddenly remember at the end of Act 3, Part 1?

4. Which name below is the name of one of the suitors in Shpigelski's story in Act 1, Part 2?

5. With which character did Natalya want to talk in Act 2, Part 2?

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