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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 is Mrs. Tilford's maid?
(a) Anna.
(b) Agatha.
(c) Sara.
(d) Annette.

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

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

4. Which of the girls is reciting Shakespeare to Mrs. Mortar?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Meggie.
(d) Marcy.

5. What type of building houses the school?
(a) Converted farmhouse.
(b) Townhouse in the city.
(c) Warehouse.
(d) Abandoned schoolhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman who monitors the study room?

2. What has happened to Mary's vow?

3. What is the obvious theme in THE CHILDREN'S HOUR?

4. In what month of the year does Act 1 open?

5. How can Mary's behavior be characterized?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the adults behave in such a way that only validates Mary's malicious behavior?

2. How does Mrs. Mortar react when she learns that she is to be sent back to London?

3. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations against Karen and Marth?

4. Where has Mary gone after leaving the school in anger?

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

6. How far reaching are the effects of Mary's malicious behavior?

7. How does Mary manage to blackmail Rosalie?

8. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 2?

9. How does the author end the story on a hopeful note?

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

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