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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Manresa wonder once the pageant starts?
(a) Whether it will rain.
(b) Whether the actors are wearing make up.
(c) Whether Giles is looking at her.
(d) Whether it will run till midnight.

2. What does the group eat by the old wall?
(a) Cupcakes.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Carrots and celery.
(d) Peaches.

3. Who does Mrs. Manresa bring with her to Pointz Hall?
(a) William Dodge.
(b) William Butler.
(c) William Wycliffe.
(d) William Harrowsmith.

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

5. How does the audience react to the pageant?
(a) The audience is engaged.
(b) The audience finds it laughable.
(c) The audiece is emotionally moved.
(d) The audience is bored.

6. What is the general opinion of Albert in real life?
(a) That he is an excellent actor.
(b) That he is highly intelligent.
(c) That he is an idiot.
(d) That he is dashing.

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

8. Who says that she, too, must have her ghosts?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Isa.
(c) Mrs. Manresa.
(d) Mrs. Sands.

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

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

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

12. What does the young girl return to the stage to announce?
(a) That the pageant is over.
(b) Intermission.
(c) That charitable donations are being accepted in the barn.
(d) That the next scene has been cut.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isa feel about Mr. Haines?

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

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

4. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

5. What do Mrs. Swithin and Mr. Oliver wonder about in regards to the event?

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