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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miss La Trobe's final assessment of her play?
(a) It was an embarassment.
(b) It was a success.
(c) It was a failure.
(d) It was a fun experience.

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

3. What does the voice on the megaphone NOT call the audience members?
(a) Orts.
(b) Fragments.
(c) Scraps.
(d) Morsels.

4. Who does Budge play in the pageant?
(a) A school teacher.
(b) A traffic cop.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A bus driver.

5. Who says "All that fuss about nothing!" while "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" is being performed?
(a) Mr. Oliver.
(b) Giles.
(c) Miss La Trobe.
(d) An anonymous audience member.

6. What does Miss La Trobe shout at the villagers while they are singing, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?
(a) "Exit stage left! Left!"
(b) "Show some emotion!"
(c) "Louder! Louder!"
(d) "Smile! Smile!"

7. 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 kill Flavinda.
(c) That Lady Harraden will seduce Valentine.
(d) That Lady Harraden will marry Lilyliver.

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

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

10. Which of the following is not listed as one of the village laws?
(a) Sobriety.
(b) Chastity.
(c) Hospitality.
(d) Not stealing.

11. Who sings a duet with Eleanor?
(a) Maude.
(b) Millicent.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Madeline.

12. How does nature interfere with the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Wind blows the set dressings down.
(b) Birds swoop down at the audience.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) A dog chases a fox through the audience.

13. What is heard from the terrace while "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" is performed?
(a) Hooting owls.
(b) Some small children saying amusing things.
(c) Cows mooing.
(d) A dog barking incessantly.

14. How much money has the pageant made?
(a) Fifty pounds.
(b) Twenty-two pounds.
(c) Seventeen pounds.
(d) Thirty-six pounds.

15. What animals does Mrs. Swithin reason have faith?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Horses.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the pageant, who carries flowers to her husband's grave?

2. What does William Dodge think when he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?

3. What does Candish bring to the family on a silver salver?

4. After "Where There's a Will, There's a Way", what is the next theme of the pageant?

5. What does Lilyliver complain about?

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