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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 punishment does Karen inflict on Mary?
(a) Confinement to the school grounds for two weeks.
(b) No phone privileges for two weeks.
(c) Kitchen duty for two weeks.
(d) Tutoring duties for two weeks.

2. What does Mary symbolize in the play?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Love.
(c) Evil.
(d) Innocence.

3. Who is the other woman who founded the school?
(a) Karen Wright.
(b) Karen Dobie.
(c) Karen Davis.
(d) Karen Wilson.

4. How much money does Mary have to complete her expedition?
(a) Just the right amount.
(b) None.
(c) Just a little bit.
(d) More than enough.

5. What does Dr. Cardin tell Mary she must stop doing?
(a) Drinking beer.
(b) Creating such turmoil at the school.
(c) Biting her nails.
(d) Faking heart attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Agatha view Mary when she arrives unexpectedly?

2. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations?

3. How does Mrs. Tilford respond to Mary's exaggerations?

4. Who does Mary coerce for money?

5. Why does Agatha question Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given Mary's behavior so far in the play, what type of home would the reader believe she had been raised in?

2. How does Mary manage to blackmail Rosalie?

3. What is the result of Karen, Martha and Dr. Cardin questioning Mary?

4. How do Karen and Martha behave in the aftermath of the libel trial?

5. How does Mary react when she learns her punishment for her cunning behavior?

6. What is the "witch hunt" upon which Mary has embarked?

7. How does Mrs. Tilford react when Martha threatens to sue her for libel?

8. How does Karen react to Mrs. Tilford's arrival at the school?

9. How does Martha come to tell Karen that she really does have loving feelings toward her?

10. What is the setting for THE CHILDREN'S HOUR?

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