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. Who does Giles fume about having to spend time with after arriving at Pointz Hall?
(a) Country folk.
(b) Troublemakers.
(c) Old fogies.
(d) Deviants.

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

5. What is the name of Mr. Oliver's dog?
(a) Sohrab.
(b) Rostam.
(c) Pashang.
(d) Jamshid.

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

7. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?
(a) Forgetting to turn the stagelights on in time.
(b) Being unable to make an announcement to the audience.
(c) Stopping the play at a high point.
(d) Having to cut one of the scenes.

8. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

9. What have Mr. Haines, his wife, and Mr. Oliver gathered to discuss at the beginning of the book?
(a) A well.
(b) A barn.
(c) A cesspool.
(d) A road.

10. Who does Isa mock lines from the pageant with?
(a) Mrs. Manresa.
(b) William.
(c) Mrs. Swithin.
(d) Giles.

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

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

13. Why does the audience go to the barn?
(a) For the next act of the pageant.
(b) For refreshments.
(c) To escape the rain.
(d) For a speech by Mr. Oliver.

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

15. What does Mr. Oliver dream of?
(a) Excavating an Egyptian mummy's tomb.
(b) Killing people in India.
(c) Climbing a mountain.
(d) Setting a house on fire.