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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clive find difficult on a daily basis?
(a) To live where they are.
(b) Finding food for his family.
(c) To keep away the natives.
(d) To hold up the standards of his empire.

2. What does Ellen confess to Betty again while they are outside?
(a) Her love for Betty.
(b) Her deep depression.
(c) Her guilt from stealing.
(d) Her love for Clive.

3. How does Betty react to Ellen's second confession?
(a) She feels sorry for Ellen.
(b) She misunderstands her and sends her inside.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is very surprised.

4. Why does Maud quit the second game during the picnic?
(a) She thinks the game is silly.
(b) She thinks she hears something.
(c) She gets stung by an insect.
(d) She gets scared.

5. As Betty runs out to greet their guest, what does Maud warn Betty about?
(a) To not trust Joshua.
(b) To stay away from Harry.
(c) To never leave the children alone.
(d) To remember her place as Clive's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty reveal to Clive about Edward, his son?

2. Who warns Clive about the stable boys?

3. What are Ellen and Betty playing at the picnic?

4. After telling on the stable boys, who does Joshua hint to Clive that there may be a relationship between?

5. In Act I, what is interesting about the genders of Betty and Edward?

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