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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 is the name of the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) All Together.
(b) Ourselves.
(c) The Tale of Tomorrow.
(d) The Future.

2. What does Colonel Mayhew question leaving out of the pageant?
(a) The present Royal family.
(b) The British Army.
(c) The British Commonwealth.
(d) The Suffrage movement.

3. What is the name of the local Reverend?
(a) Mr. Saltonstall.
(b) Mr. Shoesmith.
(c) Mr. Streatfield.
(d) Mr. Saunterton.

4. According to the final act of the pageant, what is every human equal in?
(a) Sin.
(b) Good humor.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Understanding.

5. Which of the following are villagers NOT dressed as in the scene which uses the wall backdrop?
(a) Angels.
(b) Demons.
(c) Imps.
(d) Elves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Mrs. Swithin say "[They] put a dagger on the table and that's a battle"?

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

3. What does the gramophone play after the Victorian section of the pageant?

4. Where will proceeds from the pageant go?

5. What does Lilyliver complain about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Swithin break convention during the pageant?

3. After the pageant resumes following the intermission, who takes to the stage? Who particularly likes this portion of the pageant?

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

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

6. How is the third section of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" conveyed to the audience? What amused the audience during this dead moment in the program?

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

8. How does Miss La Trobe evaluate her pageant after it is done? What does she begin to plan as she leaves Pointz Hall?

9. Who are the main characters of "A Picnic Party", and who do they find they have in common?

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

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