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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Rakitin in Act 1, Part 1, where did he see Islayev earlier in the day?
(a) Downtown.
(b) In the library.
(c) At the dam.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What is the name of Kolya's horse?
(a) Dulcinea.
(b) Favorite.
(c) Rider.
(d) Speckle.

3. What game are the characters playing in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Poker.
(b) Euchre.
(c) Spades.
(d) Hearts.

4. According to Shpigelski, "a doctor worth his salt is never" what?
(a) Ill.
(b) Dead.
(c) Irritable.
(d) Impatient.

5. How much money does the loser owe the winner of the game in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) 40 kopecks.
(b) 150 kopecks.
(c) 20 kopecks.
(d) 70 kopecks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Katya picking in Act 2, Part 1?

3. How long has Beliayev lived in Natalya's household?

4. In Act 3, Part 1, whose help does Shpigelski solicit in matching Bolshintsov and Vera?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Anna's advice to Islayev, as discussed in Act 5, Part 1.

2. In Act 2, Part 2, when Natalya is speaking with Rakitin, why does she move the conversation from a discussion of her behavior to a discussion of Bolshintsov?

3. Describe the progress of the game that Schaaf, Anna, and Liza are playing.

4. Why does Rakitin mention Beliayev's new coat in Act 5, Part 2?

5. Why is Natalya astonished by the thought of her husband at the end of Act 3, Part 1?

6. Explain what Rakitin means by this line: "What does all this mean? Is it the beginning of the end, or the end itself? [...] Or is it the beginning, perhaps?"

7. In her soliloquy in the middle of Act 3, Part 3, how does Natalya assess her relationship with Rakitin and with Beliayev?

8. Describe Beliayev's opinion of writers.

9. When Natalya interrupts the conversation between Vera and Beliayev in Act 4, Part 2, how does she react to Vera's accusations?

10. Why does Beliayev reject Vera's suggestion that he call her Verochka?

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