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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 forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?
(a) Her husband's name.
(b) Who the people in the portraits are.
(c) The way to the drawing room.
(d) That there is an event being held in the evening.

2. During the tour of Pointz Hall, what does Mrs. Swithin point out in a bedroom?
(a) A portrait of her mother.
(b) The bed she was born in.
(c) A collection of antique books.
(d) The beautiful view.

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

4. What superstitious notion does Mrs. Swithin wonder about?
(a) Saying 'rabbits' on the first day of the month.
(b) Throwing salt over your shoulder.
(c) Lucky horseshoes.
(d) Knocking on wood.

5. Why is Mrs. Manresa welcomed?
(a) She has powerful relations.
(b) She adds energy to the occasion.
(c) She doesn't cause much trouble.
(d) She is very wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who recites a long and confusing passage in the play?

2. What does Giles Oliver do for a living?

3. What is the name of Isa's youngest child?

4. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

5. Who is the first player to appear in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pointz Hall host every year? Where will the event take place should there be fair or rainy weather?

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

3. What role does Albert play, and why is it not considered a stretch for him?

4. Why is Mrs. Swithin laughed at while helping set up the event?

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

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

7. What does Isa remind herself of when she sees Giles?

8. Who accompanies Mrs. Swithin on a tour of Pointz Hall? What does she forget on the tour?

9. What does Isa think about while watching George and company?

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

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