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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of Mrs. Sands' helpers?
(a) David.
(b) Lois.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Irene.

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

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

5. Which of the following is a problem William is facing?
(a) A gambling problem.
(b) A loveless marriage.
(c) A serious illness.
(d) Bankruptcy.

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

7. What kind of dog does Mr. Oliver have?
(a) An Afghan.
(b) A Beagle.
(c) A Greyhound.
(d) A Labrador.

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

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

10. What book does Mr. Oliver use for reference?
(a) An encyclopedia.
(b) A farmer's almanac.
(c) A bible.
(d) A dictionary.

11. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?
(a) That there is an event being held in the evening.
(b) The way to the drawing room.
(c) Her husband's name.
(d) Who the people in the portraits are.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the audience react to the pageant?

2. How many people go with Mrs. Swithin for a tour of Pointz Hall?

3. What do the villagers do when "Queen Elizabeth" returns to the stage?

4. What does Mrs. Manresa wonder once the pageant starts?

5. Who recites a long and confusing passage in the play?

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