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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 Eliza Clark sell?
(a) Wool.
(b) Books.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Vegetables.

2. What do William and Mrs. Swithin see when they go outside?
(a) Cars arriving.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) A cloud of smoke.
(d) Mr. Oliver playing with his dog.

3. What is the name of Mr. Oliver's country home?
(a) Harewood House.
(b) Clandon Park.
(c) Nostell Priory.
(d) Pointz Hall.

4. What does the young girl return to the stage to announce?
(a) That the pageant is over.
(b) That charitable donations are being accepted in the barn.
(c) That the next scene has been cut.
(d) Intermission.

5. What is the focus of the play?
(a) Great women in history.
(b) The history of England.
(c) A great Greek tragedy.
(d) A family of musical geniuses.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the relationship between Isa and Mr. Haines?

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

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

8. How is Mrs. Manresa described?

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

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

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