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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 Sir Walter feel about Wat and Nick?
(a) He does not know who they are.
(b) He wants nothing to do with them.
(c) He secretly gives them money and gifts.
(d) He wishes he could raise them as his own.

2. What does Touchwood Senior try to convince the Wench of after she calls him a lying villain?
(a) Of his chastity.
(b) Of his poverty.
(c) Of his illnesses.
(d) Of his religion.

3. At whose home is the post-christening party held?
(a) Yellowhammer's.
(b) Allwit's.
(c) Davy Duhana's.
(d) Sir Walter's.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason Touchwood Senior is having trouble in his marriage?
(a) The infidelity of his wife.
(b) The illegitimate children he has fathered.
(c) His affection for other women.
(d) The tight finances in the home.

5. How is Lady Kix related to Mistress Allwit?
(a) They are best friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are mother and daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Allwit's new baby sleep?

2. Why does Allwit ask the wet nurse to bring the new baby into his study?

3. What contraband food item are the Promoters searching for in the villagers' baskets?

4. Where are the children going when they greet Allwit and Sir Walter?

5. As she is taken away, when does Moll think will be the next time she will see Touchwood Junior?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Puritan women handle the situation of the townsfolk bickering at the church steps?

2. How do Yellowhammer and Maudlin react to the news that Moll is very ill?

3. How does Sir Walter react to the news that Moll has tried to escape and that their impeding marriage has been bumped up in the schedule?

4. Who has come along with Touchwood Junior and Moll for their secret meeting?

5. What confession does Yellowhammer make to the audience after Allwit arrives in disguise to tell him about Sir Walter's mistress?

6. How does Sir Oliver react to the news that Lady Kix is pregnant?

7. What ongoing arrangement does Sir Walter have with Allwit?

8. How do the townsfolk receive Tim when he returns home for the christening party?

9. What arrangements has Touchwood Junior made for his second attempt at escape with Moll?

10. How does the reader know that Touchwood Senior is duping Sir Oliver?

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