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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the first player who comes out on stage represent?
(a) Imagination.
(b) The dead.
(c) Harmony.
(d) England.
2. What religious figure appears in the pageant?
(a) An angel.
(b) A pope.
(c) A priest.
(d) A rabbi.
3. What is Mr. Oliver's religious belief?
(a) He is an atheist.
(b) He is Pantheistic.
(c) He is Polytheistic.
(d) He is agnostic.
4. What role does Albert play?
(a) A knight.
(b) A slave.
(c) The village idiot.
(d) A guardsman.
5. What have Mr. Haines, his wife, and Mr. Oliver gathered to discuss at the beginning of the book?
(a) A well.
(b) A road.
(c) A cesspool.
(d) A barn.
6. What does the cook prepare for the event preparers?
(a) Stew.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Soup.
7. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Mr. Oliver.
(c) Isa.
(d) The garden staff.
8. What does Isa say she has ordered for the coming event?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Fish.
(d) Lamb.
9. How does the audience react to the pageant?
(a) The audience is engaged.
(b) The audience is bored.
(c) The audiece is emotionally moved.
(d) The audience finds it laughable.
10. What does the group eat by the old wall?
(a) Cupcakes.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Carrots and celery.
11. What are the only two emotions Isa acknowledges?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Excitement and boredom.
(c) Happiness and sadness.
(d) Anger and envy.
12. Who does Mr. Oliver say "must have their ghosts"?
(a) Criminals.
(b) Servants.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.
13. What has Mrs. Swithin nailed to the barn?
(a) A curtain.
(b) A lantern holder.
(c) A placard.
(d) A flag pole.
14. Why does the audience go to the barn?
(a) To escape the rain.
(b) For a speech by Mr. Oliver.
(c) For refreshments.
(d) For the next act of the pageant.
15. How does Isa feel about Mr. Haines?
(a) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is witty.
(b) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is a brute.
(c) Isa is annoyed by Mr. Haines.
(d) Isa is attracted to Mr. Haines.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?
2. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?
3. What word do people use to refer to Miss La Trobe?
4. What does Mrs. Manresa wonder once the pageant starts?
5. What is Mrs. Sands' tea said to taste like?
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