Class 10 English (First Flight)

1. Who is the author of the play 'The Proposal'?

• A. Anton Chekhov
• B. William Shakespeare
• C. Guy de Maupassant
• D. Leo Tolstoy

2. What type of drama/play is 'The Proposal'?

• A. One-act farce
• B. Historical tragedy
• C. Romantic musical
• D. Detective thriller

3. What is the full name of Lomov in the play?

• A. Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov
• B. Stepan Stepanovitch Lomov
• C. Natalya Stepanovna Lomov
• D. Vassily Petrovitch Lomov

4. What is Chubukov's full name?

• A. Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov
• B. Ivan Vassilevitch Chubukov
• C. Alexey Nikolayevitch Chubukov
• D. Mikhail Stepanovitch Chubukov

5. How old is Natalya Stepanovna?

• A. 25 years old
• B. 20 years old
• C. 30 years old
• D. 35 years old

6. How old is Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov?

• A. 35 years old
• B. 25 years old
• C. 40 years old
• D. 30 years old

7. Why did Lomov visit Chubukov's house dressed formally in evening clothes?

• A. To ask for Natalya's hand in marriage
• B. To borrow money from Chubukov
• C. To invite Chubukov for a party
• D. To settle a land boundary dispute

8. What did Chubukov initialy assume Lomov came for?

• A. To borrow money
• B. To ask for help in hunting
• C. To sell his property
• D. To propose to his daughter

9. How did Chubukov react when he learned Lomov wanted to marry Natalya?

• A. He was overjoyed, hugged and kissed Lomov
• B. He rejected the offer immediately
• C. He got angry and threw him out
• D. He asked for time to think about it

10. What health issue does Lomov suffer from in the play?

• A. Palpitations, excitability, and insomnia/sleep twitching
• B. Severe asthma attacks
• C. High blood pressure only
• D. Loss of memory

11. What was the first topic of argument between Lomov and Natalya?

• A. Ownership of Oxen Meadows
• B. Superiority of their hunting dogs
• C. The wedding date and venue
• D. Financial status of their families

12. Where are the Oxen Meadows located according to the text?

• A. Wedged between Chubukov's Birchwoods and the Burnt Marsh
• B. Near the river bank in the center of the village
• C. Adjacent to Lomov's residential house
• D. On the outskirts near the public forest

13. According to Lomov, who originally gave the free use of Oxen Meadows to Natalya's great-grandfather's peasants?

• A. Lomov's aunt's grandmother
• B. The local Russian government
• C. Lomov's father
• D. A wealthy noble merchant

14. For how many years had Natalya's family allegedly been using the Oxen Meadows?

• A. Nearly 300 years
• B. 40 years
• C. 100 years
• D. 50 years

15. What is the financial worth of Oxen Meadows mentioned by Lomov?

• A. Around 300 roubles
• B. Around 500 roubles
• C. Around 100 roubles
• D. Around 1000 roubles

16. Whose side did Chubukov take during the Oxen Meadows argument?

• A. His daughter Natalya's side
• B. Lomov's side
• C. He remained completely neutral
• D. He asked a judge to settle it

17. How did the first argument end?

• A. Lomov suffered palpitations and was insulted and driven out of the house
• B. They signed a land agreement paper
• C. Natalya agreed to give up the land
• D. Chubukov called the police

18. What did Chubukov reveal to Natalya after Lomov left the house during the first fight?

• A. That Lomov had come to propose marriage to her
• B. That Lomov was planning to sue them
• C. That Lomov was bankrupt
• D. That Lomov was selling his estate

19. How did Natalya react when she learned Lomov had come to propose to her?

• A. She panicked, wept hysterically, and demanded her father bring him back immediately
• B. She laughed and refused the proposal
• C. She remained indifferent
• D. She scolded her father for inviting him

20. What was the name of Lomov's dog?

• A. Guess
• B. Squeezer
• C. Ugai
• D. Tracker

21. What was the name of Natalya's dog?

• A. Squeezer
• B. Guess
• C. Volchanetsky
• D. Countess

22. How much did Lomov pay for his dog, Guess?

• A. 125 roubles
• B. 85 roubles
• C. 200 roubles
• D. 50 roubles

23. How much did Chubukov buy Squeezer for?

• A. 85 roubles
• B. 125 roubles
• C. 100 roubles
• D. 150 roubles

24. What defect did Lomov point out in Natalya's dog, Squeezer?

• A. He is undershot (his lower jaw is shorter than upper jaw)
• B. He is blind in one eye
• C. He is too old and slow
• D. He has a limp leg

25. What defect did Natalya point out regarding Lomov's dog, Guess?

• A. He is old and short in the muzzle
• B. He cannot run at all
• C. He bites people
• D. He is deaf

26. What happens to Lomov during the heated second argument over their dogs?

• A. He collapses onto an armchair and faints/loses consciousness
• B. He attacks Chubukov physically
• C. He breaks furniture in anger
• D. He runs out to bring his dog to prove his point

27. What feared thought crosses Chubukov's mind when Lomov appears dead/fainted?

• A. He feels so miserable that he calls for a doctor and threatens to cut his own throat
• B. He fears going to prison
• C. He regrets selling his land
• D. He worries about hiding the body

28. How does Chubukov finalize the engagement as soon as Lomov regains consciousness?

• A. He puts Natalya's hand into Lomov's hand and urges them to kiss and be done with it
• B. He organizes a grand feast immediately
• C. He writes a formal marriage contract
• D. He takes them to church right away

29. What happens immediately after Lomov and Natalya get engaged?

• A. They immediately resume arguing about their dogs
• B. They embrace lovingly and stop quarreling
• C. Lomov leaves for his home happily
• D. They sit down to have dinner together peacefully

30. What central message/theme does Chekhov convey through 'The Proposal'?

• A. Satire on how wealthy families prioritize material interests and petty pride over genuine love in marriage
• B. The importance of land boundary documentation
• C. The superiority of noble Russian hunting dogs
• D. How to cure heart ailments through arguments