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

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

3. Who does Mr. Oliver say "must have their ghosts"?
(a) Servants.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) Criminals.

4. Who makes up the acting troupe?
(a) Relatives of the Olivers'.
(b) Ordinary villagers.
(c) School children.
(d) Actors from London.

5. What does Lucy Swithin like to read about?
(a) Nature.
(b) History.
(c) Utopias.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do William and Mrs. Swithin see when they go outside?

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

3. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?

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

5. What is the name of the Pointz Hall cook?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miss La Trobe? How does she carryout her role in the pageant?

2. What does Miss La Trobe lament as the audience leaves for the intermission?

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

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

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

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

7. What do the Haineses and Mr. Oliver discuss at the beginning of the novel?

8. What troubles does William have?

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

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

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