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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stella perceive Geoffrey?
(a) Outgoing.
(b) Snob.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Friendly.

2. Who is Stella waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Lily.
(c) Uncle Vernon.
(d) Rose.

3. What does the cafe manager offer to Meredith?
(a) A free meal.
(b) A choice of seating.
(c) Two Eccles cakes.
(d) A free appetizer.

4. What position does George hold?
(a) Director.
(b) Producer.
(c) Costume Designer.
(d) Property Master.

5. Who asks Meredith what is wrong after his phone call?
(a) The landlord's wife.
(b) A lady standing nearby.
(c) The manager.
(d) The director.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Stella in Chapter 1?

2. Where is Stella's real home?

3. What is Stella told about backing out of the audition?

4. Who is the juvenile lead in the play?

5. Who are the three men dressed in black who enter the auditorium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Stella's jobs for the production?

2. What is going on in the theater when the book begins?

3. Where do Meredith, Bunny, and Stella go for tea and what happens when they get there?

4. When do the actors have access to the stage and what is wrong with it?

5. Why is Richard feeling uncomfortable with Dawn?

6. Who are the two men departing the theater as Stella arrives and where are they going?

7. Why is Stella displeased when she begins her work at the theater?

8. What happens when Stella first arrives at the theater?

9. What does John Harbour contribute to the fourth chapter?

10. What does Meredith ask Stella when she hands him his sandwich?

(see the answer keys)

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