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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 is the name of Isa's youngest child?
(a) Addie.
(b) Caro.
(c) Shan.
(d) Posy.

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

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

4. Who does Giles fume about having to spend time with after arriving at Pointz Hall?
(a) Deviants.
(b) Troublemakers.
(c) Old fogies.
(d) Country folk.

5. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?
(a) Forgetting to turn the stagelights on in time.
(b) Being unable to make an announcement to the audience.
(c) Having to cut one of the scenes.
(d) Stopping the play at a high point.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Manresa welcomed?

2. What is NOT mentioned in the long and confusing passage that is recited in the play?

3. What does Mrs. Swithin ask Isa about after speaking to Mr. Oliver about the event?

4. What does Lucy Swithin like to read about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do William and Isa share a moment together doing? What thought briefly crosses William's mind while standing with Isa?

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

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

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

5. As a skeptic and atheist, what does Mr. Oliver think about Mrs. Swithin?

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

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

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

9. What causes Giles' bad mood when he arrives at Pointz Hall?

10. What troubles does William have?

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