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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 does Mrs. Mayhew expect the pageant will end?
(a) With a sing-along.
(b) With a Grand Ensemble around the Union Jack.
(c) With fireworks.
(d) With "God Save the King".

2. What is Mr. Oliver's laughter after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ends compared to?
(a) A dog.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A horse.

3. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what does the young woman who takes to the stage personify?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Reason.
(d) Achievement.

4. What is painted, in addition to the wall, on the sheet?
(a) A tree.
(b) A chest of gold.
(c) A man on a ladder.
(d) A stormy sky.

5. What kind of music is used in the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Big band.
(b) Operatic.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Orchestral.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what quiets the crowd?

2. What makes Isa angry about Giles when she sees him in the barn?

3. What does Lilyliver complain about?

4. Who sings a duet with Eleanor?

5. What is the character, Eleanor's, surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miss La Trobe hope to start the "Ourselves" section of the pageant with?

2. What does Giles imagine himself as after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ended, and what did he take as the moral of the story?

3. What do many audience members object to in the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

4. When Mrs. Swithin suggests thanking Miss La Trobe after the pageant is over, what does Mr. Oliver explain?

5. How does one audience member critique the play-within-a-play, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?

6. What does a voice over a megaphone call out to the audience?

7. Where does Miss La Trobe go after the pageant?

8. What scheme does Lady Harraden come up with involving a con-man?

9. How does nature save the awkwardness of the beginning of the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

10. What do Isa, William and Giles think about after "A Picnic Party" ends?

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