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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Astrov joke about during this opening scene, saying that it is oversized?
(a) Moustache.
(b) Mug.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Scarf.

2. Who becomes angry when Vanya says they have decided to live at the house?
(a) Marina.
(b) The Professor.
(c) Telegin.
(d) Sonya.

3. ___________ tells Vanya he should spend more time creating harmony and reconciliation.
(a) Yelena.
(b) Marina.
(c) Astrov.
(d) Telegin.

4. ____________ once had an attack of conscience when he was operating on a patient, thinking that the patient's death was his fault.
(a) Vanya.
(b) Astrov.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Telegin.

5. Astrov talks about whether people of today will be remembered, and Marina says that _______ will remember.
(a) He.
(b) God.
(c) No one.
(d) She.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Professor believes that as he grows older he is becoming more ___________ to himself and to others.

2. When Astrov is pacing by Marina, what does Marina first offer to him in order to calm him?

3. What does Yelena notice as Vanya is talking so she sends him off to bed?

4. Who makes an exclamation which keeps Telegin and Sonya stay outside?

5. Who does Yelena say has real talent and a real vision, and that he must be cared for?

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