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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) England.
(b) Imagination.
(c) The dead.
(d) Harmony.

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

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

4. What kind of birds are flying in the barn?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Owls.
(d) Swallows.

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

6. Who makes up the acting troupe?
(a) School children.
(b) Actors from London.
(c) Relatives of the Olivers'.
(d) Ordinary villagers.

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

8. 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.

9. Who does Mr. Oliver say "must have their ghosts"?
(a) Children.
(b) Servants.
(c) Women.
(d) Criminals.

10. What are the only two emotions Isa acknowledges?
(a) Happiness and sadness.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Anger and envy.
(d) Excitement and boredom.

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

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

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

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

15. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Isa.
(c) The garden staff.
(d) Mr. Oliver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Oliver dream of?

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

3. Who says that she, too, must have her ghosts?

4. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?

5. What word do people use to refer to Miss La Trobe?

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