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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nat go to bed early?
(a) To avoid the other boys.
(b) He gets a high fever.
(c) He wants to get up early to learn his lines.
(d) He is tired from the excitement of the first rehearsal.

2. Of what does Mistress Fawcett warn Nat?
(a) Not to go out on the streets alone.
(b) Not to drink any water that is not boiled.
(c) Not to drink the ale in the pub next door.
(d) To always remove his shoes at the door so as not to disturb Shakespeare.

3. What puts Nat at ease where he is staying?
(a) They allow him to do anything.
(b) There is a boy his age with whom Nat immediately bonds.
(c) The barracks are not well supervised.
(d) No one inquires about his parents.

4. What does Harry say to Nat about Nat's reply to Nick's question?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A wise woman is burned at the stake if she is caught.
(c) A wise woman is a nun.
(d) A wise woman is a witch.

5. With whom does Nat live?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His aunt in her penthouse in Trafalgar Square.
(c) The Jones family.
(d) The Fisher family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat remember from his history lesson about the Earl of Essex?

2. How does Nat use St. Paul's as an excuse?

3. How far is Shakespeare's home from the Globe?

4. How can the boys afford to go to the bear pit?

5. Who signals Nat and Harry incorrectly?

(see the answer key)

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