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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is heard as the characters are speaking during this second part of the Act 1?
(a) An air raid horn
(b) A knock at the door
(c) A siren
(d) A violin

2. How old is the character of Vershinin?
(a) 43
(b) 53
(c) 37
(d) 29

3. Who says that while he has a German name, he is truly Russian at heart?
(a) Solyony
(b) Tusenbach
(c) Ferapont
(d) Andrei

4. What is the name of the child over whom Natasha worries excessively?
(a) Andrei Junior
(b) Maka
(c) Bobik
(d) Sophie

5. Who whistles quietly to herself as she reads during the opening part of the play?
(a) Olga
(b) Irina
(c) Natasha
(d) Masha

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rushes into the room and checks herself in the mirror, showing her obsession with herself?

2. Who carries a large cake as he comes in to visit with the sisters in their home?

3. Which of the women in the play describes herself as a little white bird?

4. Who says she comes from a family that has always despised work?

5. Who does Solyony joke about being dead, shot by him in 25 years?

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