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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 long does Miss La Trobe want the silent part of the act which follows "A Picnic Party" to last?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

2. What does Candish bring to the family on a silver salver?
(a) The mail.
(b) Mints.
(c) Drawings made by George.
(d) Coffee.

3. How does nature interfere with the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Birds swoop down at the audience.
(b) It begins to rain.
(c) Wind blows the set dressings down.
(d) A dog chases a fox through the audience.

4. Where does Miss La Trobe go after the pageant ends?
(a) To her house.
(b) To sit by the lily pond.
(c) To have dessert with the Olivers.
(d) To a pub.

5. What creatures settle on the terrace in the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Cats.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edgar hide from in the play?

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

3. In the romantic comedy, who does the girl's aunt arrange for her to marry?

4. What is Mr. Oliver's laughter after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ends compared to?

5. Who sings a duet with Eleanor?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who does Isa look for as the audience departs?

4. What does the second scene of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" depict?

5. What is used to set the stage for the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

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

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

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

9. What is the premise of "Where There's a Will, There's A Way"?

10. What does the audience talk about while they wait for the next scene of the pageant to commence?

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