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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Miss La Trobe want the pageant to take place?
(a) On the terrace.
(b) At her own house.
(c) At the village center.
(d) In the grand ballroom.

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

6. Where will the event be held if the weather is rainy?
(a) In the grand dining room.
(b) In the ballroom.
(c) At the town hall.
(d) In the barn.

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

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

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

10. What music plays after the young girl makes her announcement?
(a) When the Saints go Marching in.
(b) Dispersed we are.
(c) I had a love in old Skibbereen.
(d) Home, Sweet Home.

11. What is NOT mentioned in the long and confusing passage that is recited in the play?
(a) A man in a hood.
(b) Bloody hands.
(c) Concealing a baby.
(d) A terrible accident.

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

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

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

15. What do the villagers do when "Queen Elizabeth" returns to the stage?
(a) Make alterations to her costume.
(b) Throw balls of paper at her.
(c) Sing a song to her.
(d) Gather around her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of event does Pointz Hall host every year?

2. What does the young girl return to the stage to announce?

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

4. Which of the following is a problem William is facing?

5. Who does Giles fume about having to spend time with after arriving at Pointz Hall?

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