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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 106 - 120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Swithin say the birds come from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Africa.
(c) America.
(d) Brazil.

2. What does the young girl return to the stage to announce?
(a) That charitable donations are being accepted in the barn.
(b) That the pageant is over.
(c) Intermission.
(d) That the next scene has been cut.

3. What kind of tree grows in the stable yard?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A cherry tree.
(c) A peach tree.
(d) A pear tree.

4. Why does the audience go to the barn?
(a) For refreshments.
(b) For a speech by Mr. Oliver.
(c) To escape the rain.
(d) For the next act of the pageant.

5. What is NOT mentioned in the long and confusing passage that is recited in the play?
(a) A terrible accident.
(b) Concealing a baby.
(c) Bloody hands.
(d) A man in a hood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss La Trobe?

2. What does Miss La Trobe see on the faces of the audience?

3. Who makes up the acting troupe?

4. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?

5. What is Mrs. Sands' tea said to taste like?

(see the answer key)

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