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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as a prison for Giles and Isa?
(a) Their lies.
(b) The silence of the group.
(c) The need to keep up appearances.
(d) Their marriage.

2. Where is the acting troupe preparing for the pageant?
(a) In the dining hall.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the bushes.
(d) In the garage.

3. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?
(a) Whether the plot matters at all.
(b) Whether the players made their own costumes.
(c) Whether she has seen is performed before.
(d) Whether it will run until midnight.

4. Why is Mrs. Manresa welcomed?
(a) She doesn't cause much trouble.
(b) She is very wealthy.
(c) She adds energy to the occasion.
(d) She has powerful relations.

5. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?
(a) A noblewoman.
(b) A prince.
(c) A child.
(d) Mr. Oliver's wife.

6. What does Lucy imagine as she looks out the window?
(a) A vast city.
(b) A tall tower.
(c) Dinosaurs.
(d) Lions and giraffes.

7. 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.

8. What has Mrs. Swithin nailed to the barn?
(a) A placard.
(b) A curtain.
(c) A flag pole.
(d) A lantern holder.

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

10. Who does Eliza Clark play in the pageant?
(a) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Queen Victoria.

11. What word do people use to refer to Miss La Trobe?
(a) Generous.
(b) Boring.
(c) Spoiled.
(d) Bossy.

12. What does Isa say she has ordered for the coming event?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Fish.
(d) Lamb.

13. How does Isa feel about Mr. Haines?
(a) Isa is annoyed by Mr. Haines.
(b) Isa is attracted to Mr. Haines.
(c) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is witty.
(d) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is a brute.

14. What does Mr. Haines do for a living?
(a) He is a butler.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He is a lawyer.

15. How many people go with Mrs. Swithin for a tour of Pointz Hall?
(a) One person.
(b) Four people.
(c) Two people.
(d) Three people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group eat by the old wall?

2. What is NOT mentioned in the long and confusing passage that is recited in the play?

3. How does Giles feel about what he read in the newspaper?

4. During the tour of Pointz Hall, what does Mrs. Swithin point out in a bedroom?

5. How old is Mrs. Manresa?

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