The Cherry Orchard Quiz – Flashcards
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What happened to Mrs. Ranevsky's son Grisha?
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He drowned in a nearby river.
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Why would Trofimov bring back bad memories for Mrs. Ranevsky?
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He was her son Grisha's former tutor.
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What is Varya's relation to Mrs. Ranevsky?
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She is her adopted daughter.
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What does Lopakhin suggest Ranevsky do with the cherry orchard?
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Cut it down, and build cottages on the land.
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While looking out at the Orchard through her window, Ranevsky believes she sees...?
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Her mother
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Ranevsky views the Orchard as a symbol of....?
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Her childhood
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Who does everyone expect Lopakhin to propose to?
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Varya
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Why does Dunyasha think Yasha is lucky?
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Because he has traveled abroad.
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What according to Trofimov, is the main problem with Russian intellectuals?
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They talk about ideas, but never act on them.
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Who walks by, playing the guitar, just before the "sound of a breaking string" is heard for the first time?
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Yephikodov
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What is Yephikodov's nickname?
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Simple Simon
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When was the "sound of a snapping string" last heard, according to Firs?
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Just before the serfs were freed
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Charlotta's many talents include:
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Ventriloquism and sleight-of-hand
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What does Firs represent in the play?
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The past
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Where does Varya plan to go after she leaves the estate?
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To the Ragulin's
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What is Varya planning to do at the end of The Cherry Orchard?
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Going to work for the Ragulins as a housekeeper.
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What happens to Firs at the end of Act IV?
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In the midst of everyone leaving, the forget to take Firs to the hospital after he had fallen ill. They all leave the house and Firs is left behind to die. He lies on the couch, and silently expires as two sounds are heard.
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How is Gayev related to Liubov Ranyevskaya?
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Her brother.
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Who says "All of Russia is our orchard"?
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Trofimov
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Who is Charlotta
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Anya's governess. Perform's tricks for the amusement of the elite around her.
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Near the end of the Act IV, Anya makes a promise to her mother. What is it?
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Anya will study hard, get her diploma, and then She will get a job and help her mom out. They can read together the way they used to. Spend long autumn evenings together; they will read lots of books and learn all about the wonderful new world of the future...
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Who mentions that if they would cut down the Cherry Orchard they could build Cottages and lease them out for 25000 a year?
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Lopakhin
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Who say's Lopakhin's Idea is dumb?
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Gayev
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How much is the loan Lopakhin offers?
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50,000
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Who wrote The Cherry Orchard?
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Anton Chekhov
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What century did Anton Chekhov live?
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Late 19th, early 20th centuries
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What is another work that Anton Chekhov write?
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Oysters
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Why did Ranevsky depart for Paris?
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Her grief over two deaths: that of her husband six years before and that of her son, Grisha, who drowned a month thereafter.
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Before the end of Act I, after complaining about Ranevsky's inability to curb her spending, Gayev outlines three alternatives to Lopakhin's plan: What are they?
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1. a financing scheme involving some banker friends of his, Ranevsky borrowing some money from Lopakhin (without the condition that they then cut down the orchard), and a wealthy aunt in Yaroslavl who might provide a loan.
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Who buy's the estate at auction?
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Lopakhin
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What two sounds are heard at the end of the play as Firs dies lying on the couch?
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1. The sound of a string snapping, and 2. the sound of an axe cutting down a cherry tree in the orchard.
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List the settings of the four acts in The Cherry Orchard:
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Nusrsery, empty field with the chapel in the distance (field on the farm), ballroom, and nursery (in that order)
