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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Swithin ask Isa about after speaking to Mr. Oliver about the event?
(a) Whether Mr. Oliver has been looking pale lately.
(b) Whether Isa has read a particular book.
(c) The well-being of Isa's children.
(d) Isa's ideas for decorating for the event.

2. How does the audience react to the pageant?
(a) The audiece is emotionally moved.
(b) The audience finds it laughable.
(c) The audience is engaged.
(d) The audience is bored.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?

2. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?

3. What does the cook prepare for the event preparers?

4. Who does Mrs. Manresa bring with her to Pointz Hall?

5. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts does Isa have about the plot of the pageant?

2. What does Mrs. Swithin talk about in the barn?

3. Who is Eliza Clark, what roles does she play and how does the audience react to her character?

4. What does an old crone character recite on the stage?

5. Why does Mr. Oliver express disappointment in his grandson?

6. What do the villagers do when 'Queen Elizabeth' returns to the stage?

7. What does Lucy Swithin like to read and imagine?

8. What prompts Mrs. Swithin to wonder about a superstitious notion?

9. What is the rumor about the lily pond near Pointz Hall? What does Mr. Oliver think of this rumor?

10. Who is the first player who comes on stage in the play?

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