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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 76 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise announces the beginning of the play?
(a) An actor clearing his throat.
(b) Clapping from Miss La Trobe.
(c) A gramophone player.
(d) A bell chime.

2. What do William and Mrs. Swithin see when they go outside?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Mr. Oliver playing with his dog.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) Cars arriving.

3. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what quiets the crowd?
(a) Miss La Trobe shouting from across the lawn.
(b) An actor appearing on the stage.
(c) Music.
(d) A chime.

4. Who is the first player to appear in the play?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) An elderly man.
(c) A young boy.
(d) A young girl.

5. In the romantic comedy, how did the girl's father die?
(a) In a fire.
(b) From a mysterious disease.
(c) In a carriage accident.
(d) In a shipwreck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first player who comes out on stage represent?

2. Who says that she, too, must have her ghosts?

3. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?

4. Who recites a long and confusing passage in the play?

5. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

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