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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Acres call David?
(a) a coward.
(b) a brother.
(c) a good servant.
(d) a close friend.

2. What does Jack persuade Lydia to do?
(a) run away with him .
(b) not marry Jack.
(c) be his mistress.
(d) not marry Beverly.

3. Upon Jack's revelation that he is Beverly, what happens?
(a) Julia faints.
(b) Everyone is confused.
(c) Acres refuses to fight, but Sir Lucius wishes to duel.
(d) Someone screams .

4. What does Sir Anthony believe about Julia and Faulkland?
(a) Jack would have been a better husband.
(b) That Julia will mend Faulkland.
(c) Faulkland will not change.
(d) Faulkland will leave Julia.

5. Why does Julia take Faulkland back?
(a) Because she sees he is not so sullen at the duel.
(b) He begs her for forgiveness.
(c) She wants to be with him.
(d) He is sullen.

6. What does Lucius start with Jack?
(a) a freindship.
(b) a quarrel .
(c) a conversation.
(d) a meeting .

7. What else does Acres ask of Jack?
(a) For him to be his second in the duel.
(b) Jack's opinion on his new clothes.
(c) For Jack to get him a new outfit.
(d) For him to be a great friend.

8. Who is Sir Lucius looking for?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Captain Absolute.
(c) Mrs Malaprop.
(d) Sir Absolute.

9. Does Mrs. Malaprop decide to forgive Jack?
(a) Yes because she thinks it was funny .
(b) Yes; she knows that men like pranks.
(c) No because she thinks it was a dirty prank .
(d) No, she wants more of an apology.

10. What does Lydia throw at Jack?
(a) The picture she thought was of Beverly.
(b) Her necklace Jack gave her.
(c) One of her romance novels.
(d) All of Jack's letters.

11. Why does Jack refuse to speak?
(a) Because Lydia will know that Jack is Beverly.
(b) He feels self conscience.
(c) His throat hurts.
(d) Jack is not in this scene.

12. How do the women stop the fight?
(a) They let the men fight .
(b) They throw themselevs in front of others .
(c) Lydia claims she will only marry Jack.
(d) They appeal to the men with their womanly wiles.

13. What does Jack propose to Mrs. Malaprop?
(a) That he and Mrs Malaprop elope.
(b) For Jack and Lydia to elope.
(c) For Lydia and Beverly to try to elope.
(d) That he challenge Beverly to a duel.

14. What is Jack's explanation for his sword?
(a) That he is wooing Lydia with her romantic tendencies.
(b) He is praciticing his fencing techniques.
(c) He is going to duel.
(d) He wants to kill himself .

15. What don't the two men realize?
(a) They both are in love with Julia.
(b) They both hate Jack.
(c) They are courting the same woman.
(d) They have no idea who Faulkland is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sir Lucius do when he learns that Mrs. Malaprop is not Lydia?

2. Why does Lydia refuse to see Sir and Captain Absolute?

3. Where are all the main characters at the end of this scene?

4. What do all of the scenes foreshadow?

5. What does Mrs Malaprop call Jack?

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