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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the ringing of the bell in the bar signify?
(a) Dinner time.
(b) Someone has entered the bar.
(c) A phone call is waiting.
(d) Last call.

2. What is said of Jarvis's age?
(a) His age is not mentioned.
(b) He is in his fifties.
(c) His age hangs on him like an old coat.
(d) He is in his forties.

3. What is the name of the troupe performing the play?
(a) Petalon Arabian Light Opera Society.
(b) Pendon Amateur Light Opera Society.
(c) Petaluma Amateur Light Opera Society.
(d) Pennsylvania Amateur Light Opera Society.

4. What do the changing lights indicate at the end of the performance?
(a) That it is intermission.
(b) That there will be an encore.
(c) The curtain has fallen for the final time.
(d) That it is last call.

5. Why does Ted have to leave rehearsal?
(a) To make dinner.
(b) To attend a family function.
(c) To take care of his sick baby.
(d) To attend a dance at work.

6. Why does Hannah say she can't go to bed?
(a) She can't sleep and needs warm milk.
(b) Her children are keeping her awake.
(c) She wants to read a book next to the fire.
(d) She is uncomfortable with someone in her house.

7. What does Hannah ask Guy to do while he is on stage practicing his craft?
(a) Work on their scene together.
(b) Stop seeing Fay.
(c) Take her out someplace nice.
(d) Go shopping.

8. What is the genre of the play being performed by the troupe?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Satirical.
(c) Farcical.
(d) Tragedy.

9. What happens to Guy at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He collapses in agony.
(b) He leaves quietly, without emotion.
(c) He has a memory of his first time on stage.
(d) He congratulates his fellow actors.

10. What is Rebecca's complaint after Dafydd's outburst at Ted?
(a) She doesn't like Guy.
(b) She thinks she should have the lead.
(c) She thinks Dafydd is too hard on Ted.
(d) She has to wait so long to participate in rehearsal.

11. When Guy is left alone on the stage in Act 1, Scene 5, what does he do?
(a) Practices his one line.
(b) Begins to get anxious about opening day.
(c) Daydreams of stardom.
(d) Sings a jolly off-color Welsh tune.

12. Who is playing the lead in The Beggar's Opera?
(a) Crispin.
(b) Guy.
(c) Jarvis.
(d) Ted.

13. What is the name of the performance's director?
(a) John Gay.
(b) Guy Jones.
(c) Dafydd Llewellyn.
(d) Brian MacHeath.

14. What does Guy do while waiting for the director to arrive?
(a) Plays the piano and tries to sing.
(b) Sits quietly and stares forlornly at the piano.
(c) Plays the piano and hums the tune.
(d) Plays the piano and belts out the chorus.

15. Who goes to look for the person Guy is trying to find?
(a) Mr. Ames.
(b) Mr. Llewellyn.
(c) Bridget.
(d) Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dafydd describe the owner of the bar?

2. After Guy's audition, the cast members agree that Guy should play what character?

3. What does Hannah say is the only thing in her house that doesn't fit into the family "theme"?

4. What does Guy try to talk to Dafydd about after Dafydd's outburst at Ted?

5. What happens when Guy finishes singing his audition piece?

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