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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 Mary's grandmother?
(a) Mrs. Tillman.
(b) Mrs. Tinkham.
(c) Mrs. Teaford.
(d) Mrs. Tilford.

2. What does Dr. Cardin state about Mary's health?
(a) She has a heart murmur.
(b) She is in perfect health.
(c) She has asthma.
(d) She has low blood pressure.

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

4. Why does Joe visit with Mary?
(a) To determine the cause of her latest illness.
(b) To take her to the theatre.
(c) To convince her to take French.
(d) To talk about her plans for the summer.

5. Which of the following are the girls not doing at the play begins?
(a) Studying.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Working on projects.
(d) Eating lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Mrs. Tilford reprimand Mary?

2. What arouses Mrs. Tilford's suspicions about Mary's accusations?

3. What accusations does Mary make about Karen and Martha?

4. Mrs. Tilford's demeanor can be characterized as ______________.

5. Who questions Mary upon her arrival at the Tilford house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Tilford respond when she realizes that Mary has arrived unexpectedly?

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

3. How does Mary pull Rosalie into the questioning about the headmistresses?

4. What can be presumed about the source of Mary's cunning behavior?

5. What does Karen say in response to Mrs. Tilford's apology?

6. Explain the impact that the trial has had on Karen and Martha's careers.

7. How does the author use foreshadowing in showing Mary's character traits in Act 1?

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

9. How does Mary manage to blackmail Rosalie?

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

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