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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Isa follow back from the stable yard?
(a) Giles and Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Giles and Mrs. Manresa.
(c) Giles and Miss La Trobe.
(d) Giles and an unknown woman.

3. How does Albert create the sound of horses' hooves?
(a) With a drum.
(b) With coconuts.
(c) With a paper tube.
(d) With a wooden spoon.

4. What is the name of the local Reverend?
(a) Mr. Saunterton.
(b) Mr. Shoesmith.
(c) Mr. Saltonstall.
(d) Mr. Streatfield.

5. What is Lady Harraden's second scheme to get Flavinda's father's wealth?
(a) That Lady Harraden will steal from Flavinda.
(b) That Lady Harraden will marry Lilyliver.
(c) That Lady Harraden will seduce Valentine.
(d) That Lady Harraden will kill Flavinda.

6. What is the sheet painted to resemble a wall supposed to represent?
(a) Stability.
(b) Progress.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Safety.

7. What are Edgar and Eleanor both dedicated to?
(a) Country life.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) Missionary work.
(d) Protecting wildlife.

8. How do Giles, Isa and William all feel inside while they wait for the pageant to resume?
(a) Tired.
(b) Content.
(c) Excited.
(d) Desperately unhappy.

9. In the romantic comedy, what is the name of the orphaned girl?
(a) Flavinda.
(b) Kalinda.
(c) Arlinda.
(d) Miranda.

10. Where does Isa invite William to go while they are in the barn?
(a) The greenhouse.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The stables.
(d) The lily pond.

11. Who does Mr. Oliver say should not be thanked for the pageant?
(a) The actors.
(b) The author.
(c) The audience.
(d) The hosts.

12. What kind of tree grows in the stable yard?
(a) A pear tree.
(b) An apple tree.
(c) A peach tree.
(d) A cherry tree.

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

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

15. What kind of music is used in the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Orchestral.
(b) Operatic.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Big band.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what does the young woman who takes to the stage personify?

2. What does Colonel Mayhew question leaving out of the pageant?

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

4. Why does Flavinda hide in "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?

5. What does Giles wonder about Isa when he sees her in the barn?

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