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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. Who does Giles imagine himself as after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ends?
(a) Valentine.
(b) A warrior.
(c) Lilyliver.
(d) A prince.

2. Who does Giles invite to the greenhouse?
(a) Mrs. Swithin.
(b) Miss La Trobe.
(c) Isa.
(d) Mrs. Manresa.

3. What book does Mrs. Swithin read in the evening after the pageant?
(a) How the World Once Was.
(b) Outline of History.
(c) Giants of Yesterday.
(d) Our Place in Time.

4. What does Miss La Trobe plan as she leaves the lawn?
(a) To clean up the next day.
(b) A move to another village.
(c) Her next pageant.
(d) A holiday in France.

5. Who does Mr. Oliver say should not be thanked for the pageant?
(a) The actors.
(b) The hosts.
(c) The author.
(d) The audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the romantic comedy play that is performed in the pageant titled?

2. What kind of tree grows in the stable yard?

3. How does Mrs. Mayhew expect the pageant will end?

4. Who announces that the pageant is over?

5. What is the name of the local Reverend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Reverend Streatfield ask the audience for at the end of the pageant? What interrupts him?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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