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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who teaches Kolya's piano lesson?
(a) Schaaf.
(b) Liza.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Beliayev.

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

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

4. According to Shpigelski, what is bothering Natalya in addition to her nerves?
(a) Sinusitis.
(b) The north wind.
(c) Bile.
(d) Flu.

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

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

7. Who wins most of the hands of the game in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Natalya.
(b) Schaaf.
(c) Arkady.
(d) Rakitin.

8. What does Beliayev intend to shoot in the garden?
(a) A woodchuck.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A bird.

9. What friend has been writing to Vera, hoping that she'll write back?
(a) Zlata.
(b) Anya Verenitsin.
(c) Katya.
(d) Liza Moshnin.

10. According to Shpigelski, what is the "main thing in marriage"?
(a) "Polite tolerance."
(b) Temperance.
(c) "A solid character."
(d) Fidelity.

11. How long has Beliayev lived in Natalya's household?
(a) A year.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Five months.

12. Which characters see Vera and Beliayev in the garden together in Act 2, Part 2?
(a) Natalya and Rakitin.
(b) Katya and Matvey.
(c) Natalya and Islayev.
(d) Schaaf and Anna.

13. How old is Beliayev?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-eight.

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

15. Which character states that "it's wrong to put one's life in chains"?
(a) Rakitin.
(b) Vera.
(c) Natalya.
(d) Islayev.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Schaaf carrying in Act 2, Part 1?

2. According to Islayev, who "lacks [...] love for his job"?

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

4. According to Schaaf, what is the "thief of time"?

5. What is one of Shpigelski's vices?

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