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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?
(a) Whether the plot matters at all.
(b) Whether the players made their own costumes.
(c) Whether it will run until midnight.
(d) Whether she has seen is performed before.

2. What does Mrs. Manresa wonder once the pageant starts?
(a) Whether it will rain.
(b) Whether the actors are wearing make up.
(c) Whether Giles is looking at her.
(d) Whether it will run till midnight.

3. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. Why is Mrs. Manresa welcomed?
(a) She doesn't cause much trouble.
(b) She has powerful relations.
(c) She adds energy to the occasion.
(d) She is very wealthy.

5. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?
(a) The weather.
(b) Isa's son, George.
(c) Isa's plans for the menu.
(d) The people invited to the event.

6. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) The garden staff.
(c) Isa.
(d) Mr. Oliver.

7. What kind of dog does Mr. Oliver have?
(a) An Afghan.
(b) A Labrador.
(c) A Beagle.
(d) A Greyhound.

8. What has Mrs. Swithin nailed to the barn?
(a) A curtain.
(b) A flag pole.
(c) A lantern holder.
(d) A placard.

9. What does Giles Oliver do for a living?
(a) Giles is a writer.
(b) Giles is a lawyer.
(c) Giles is a film producer.
(d) Giles is a stockbroker.

10. Which of the following is not one of Mrs. Sands' helpers?
(a) Lois.
(b) Caleb.
(c) Irene.
(d) David.

11. Who makes up the acting troupe?
(a) Relatives of the Olivers'.
(b) Ordinary villagers.
(c) Actors from London.
(d) School children.

12. What does Eliza Clark sell?
(a) Wool.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Books.
(d) Tobacco.

13. What is described as a prison for Giles and Isa?
(a) The need to keep up appearances.
(b) The silence of the group.
(c) Their marriage.
(d) Their lies.

14. What kind of event does Pointz Hall host every year?
(a) A fireworks display.
(b) A pageant.
(c) A farmer's market.
(d) A fashion show.

15. What country is "Between the Acts" set in?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?

2. Who is Miss La Trobe?

3. Who does Mrs. Manresa bring with her to Pointz Hall?

4. What do the villagers do when "Queen Elizabeth" returns to the stage?

5. How old is Mrs. Manresa?

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