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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss La Trobe plan as she leaves the lawn?
(a) To clean up the next day.
(b) Her next pageant.
(c) A move to another village.
(d) A holiday in France.

2. After "Where There's a Will, There's a Way", what is the next theme of the pageant?
(a) The Tudor era.
(b) The Edwardian era.
(c) The Georgian era.
(d) The Victorian era.

3. What does William Dodge think when he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?
(a) That she will probably write to him.
(b) That he will never see her again.
(c) That she reminds him of his mother.
(d) That she doesn't know who he is.

4. What does Mrs. Swithin name leaves after that are floating on the water?
(a) Prime Ministers.
(b) Constellations.
(c) Horses.
(d) Places.

5. How long does Miss La Trobe want the silent part of the act which follows "A Picnic Party" to last?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

6. Who greets and congratulates Miss La Trobe while the pageant is still on going?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Isa.
(c) Mr. Oliver.
(d) William.

7. After the pageant, who carries flowers to her husband's grave?
(a) Mrs. Chalmers.
(b) Mrs. Carter.
(c) Mrs. Clopton.
(d) Mrs. Chetwood.

8. What noise does the machine in the bushes make?
(a) Creak, creak, creak.
(b) Chuff, chuff, chuff.
(c) Click, clicl, click.
(d) Clunk, clunk, clunk.

9. According to the young woman who takes to the stage, who or what "leaning on his sickle, stands amazed?"
(a) Winter.
(b) Time.
(c) A farmer.
(d) Death.

10. Which of the following are villagers NOT dressed as in the scene which uses the wall backdrop?
(a) Elves.
(b) Imps.
(c) Angels.
(d) Demons.

11. What does Candish bring to the family on a silver salver?
(a) Mints.
(b) The mail.
(c) Drawings made by George.
(d) Coffee.

12. In the evening, what does Isa do in the sitting room?
(a) Reads a book.
(b) Works on her sewing.
(c) Looks through a catalog.
(d) Writes a letter.

13. In the romantic comedy, how did the girl's father die?
(a) In a fire.
(b) In a shipwreck.
(c) In a carriage accident.
(d) From a mysterious disease.

14. In the evening, what painting does Mrs. Swithin stop by?
(a) A painting of Berlin.
(b) A painting of London.
(c) A painting of Venice.
(d) A painting of Paris.

15. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what quiets the crowd?
(a) A chime.
(b) An actor appearing on the stage.
(c) Music.
(d) Miss La Trobe shouting from across the lawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Giles and Isa will do before they sleep?

2. What does the Reverend make of the pageant?

3. What is the name of the scene in which the lake is used?

4. What does the family have for dessert after the pageant?

5. Who sings a duet with Eleanor?

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