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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 31 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the cook prepare for the event preparers?
(a) Stew.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Soup.
(d) Sandwiches.

2. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?
(a) The weather.
(b) The people invited to the event.
(c) Isa's plans for the menu.
(d) Isa's son, George.

3. How does Miss La Trobe regard the pageant?
(a) As an embarassing spectacle.
(b) As an important local tradition.
(c) As a serious endeavor.
(d) As a waste of time.

4. What kind of event does Pointz Hall host every year?
(a) A pageant.
(b) A farmer's market.
(c) A fashion show.
(d) A fireworks display.

5. What has Giles read about in the newspaper?
(a) Civilian casualties in Europe.
(b) A fire in London.
(c) A famine in Africa.
(d) The stock market crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy imagine as she looks out the window?

2. What country is "Between the Acts" set in?

3. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?

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

5. Why did someone supposedly drown themselves in the lily pond?

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