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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. Who does Trigorin say he does not like?

2. What is Dorn's job?

3. What does Shamraeff say Arkadina does not know?

4. What does Trigorin say is all he is fit to describe?

5. What does Nina say it is strange to see a famous actress doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Masha and Simon Medvedenko?

2. Why does Masha want to marry Simon?

3. What is the setting of the second act?

4. How does Constantine's play open?

5. Why is Illya enraged that Madame Arkadina wants a horse?

6. What does Nina tell Constantine?

7. What do Madame Arkadina and Constantine argue about?

8. Why does Boris want to stay at the estate?

9. What do Masha and Simon discuss?

10. What do the characters say about Constantine's work when he is gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between a character driven play and a plot driven play? How does Chekhov develop his characters to create a story? What are the main elements of a character driven story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the dialogue contribute to the following areas?

Character

Setting

Plot

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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