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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss La Trobe?
(a) A visitor from France.
(b) Mr. Oliver's neighbor.
(c) The pageant director.
(d) Mr. Oliver's secretary.

2. How does Giles feel about what he read in the newspaper?
(a) Worried.
(b) Amused.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Powerless.

3. What does Giles Oliver do for a living?
(a) Giles is a stockbroker.
(b) Giles is a writer.
(c) Giles is a film producer.
(d) Giles is a lawyer.

4. What does William have a brief fantasy about?
(a) Eloping with Mrs. Manresa.
(b) Jumping up on stage and singing.
(c) A romance with Isa.
(d) Owning the Pointz Hall estate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What superstitious notion does Mrs. Swithin wonder about?

2. What music plays after the young girl makes her announcement?

3. How does the audience react to the pageant?

4. What is the focus of the play?

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

(see the answer key)

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