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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who laughs at Mrs. Swithin's odd manner?
(a) George.
(b) Young nobles.
(c) Isa.
(d) Mr. Oliver.

2. What do Mrs. Swithin and Mr. Oliver wonder about in regards to the event?
(a) How many people will attend.
(b) Whether the food will be prepared in time.
(c) Whether the band will show up.
(d) How the weather will be.

3. What religious figure appears in the pageant?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A priest.
(c) A pope.
(d) An angel.

4. What does Mr. Oliver call his grandson after surprising him from behind a tree?
(a) A cry-baby.
(b) A brat.
(c) A prince.
(d) An old-soul.

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

6. How old is Mrs. Manresa?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Thirty.

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

8. What does Mrs. Swithin ask Isa about after speaking to Mr. Oliver about the event?
(a) Isa's ideas for decorating for the event.
(b) The well-being of Isa's children.
(c) Whether Isa has read a particular book.
(d) Whether Mr. Oliver has been looking pale lately.

9. What are the only two emotions Isa acknowledges?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Excitement and boredom.
(c) Happiness and sadness.
(d) Anger and envy.

10. What does Eliza Clark sell?
(a) Wool.
(b) Books.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Vegetables.

11. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?
(a) Her husband's name.
(b) The way to the drawing room.
(c) That there is an event being held in the evening.
(d) Who the people in the portraits are.

12. What is 'the old wall'?
(a) A never-completed renovation to Pointz Hall.
(b) A portion of Hadrian's Wall that crosses the property.
(c) The oldest part of the Pointz Hall house.
(d) Giles' nickname for his aunt.

13. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?
(a) Isa.
(b) The garden staff.
(c) Mrs. Swithin.
(d) Mr. Oliver.

14. What country is "Between the Acts" set in?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Ireland.

15. What is the focus of the play?
(a) The history of England.
(b) A family of musical geniuses.
(c) Great women in history.
(d) A great Greek tragedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Giles focus most of his anger on after arriving at Pointz Hall?

2. Who is the first player to appear in the play?

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

4. Who does Mrs. Manresa bring with her to Pointz Hall?

5. What is the name of Mr. Oliver's dog?

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