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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. How is Mrs. Manresa described?
(a) As a forgetful nuisance.
(b) As an old dear.
(c) As an overdressed windbag.
(d) As a timid and polite lady.

2. How old is Mrs. Manresa?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty-five.

3. What music plays after the young girl makes her announcement?
(a) Dispersed we are.
(b) Home, Sweet Home.
(c) When the Saints go Marching in.
(d) I had a love in old Skibbereen.

4. What does William have a brief fantasy about?
(a) Owning the Pointz Hall estate.
(b) A romance with Isa.
(c) Eloping with Mrs. Manresa.
(d) Jumping up on stage and singing.

5. 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) The well-being of Isa's children.
(c) Whether Isa has read a particular book.
(d) Isa's ideas for decorating for the event.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did someone supposedly drown themselves in the lily pond?

2. How does Miss La Trobe regard the pageant?

3. What superstitious notion does Mrs. Swithin wonder about?

4. What religious figure appears in the pageant?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What troubles does William have?

2. How does the pageant get off to a rocky start?

3. What does Giles fume about while the group has tea?

4. What do Mrs. Sands and Candish do to prepare for the event?

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

6. What does Mr. Oliver dream of when he falls asleep in the library?

7. How is Mrs. Manresa described?

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

9. Where do the acting troupe prepare for the pageant?

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

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