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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clive tell Harry in Act 1, Scene 4 about the situation with Betty?
(a) That Betty is pregnant.
(b) That everything is back the way it should be.
(c) That Betty is a terrible liar.
(d) That Betty is planning on leaving.

2. What is Clive's advice to Harry?
(a) To start seeking.
(b) He doesn't have any advice for him.
(c) To enjoy what he has.
(d) To give up.

3. What does Edward feel about the story Joshua tells him?
(a) He enjoys it greatly.
(b) The story scares him.
(c) He doesn't like it.
(d) He thinks its sad.

4. Why is Edward sent inside by Clive?
(a) To eat breakfast.
(b) To make a fire.
(c) To wash dishes.
(d) To bathe.

5. After his first choice was declined, who does Clive arrange Harry to marry?
(a) Betty.
(b) Mrs.Saunders.
(c) Maud.
(d) Ellen.

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

7. What are the stable boys said to be doing?
(a) Planning a war.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Giving the other tribe secrets.
(d) Whispering and sneaking out.

8. Who warns Clive about the stable boys?
(a) Harry.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Betty.
(d) Edward.

9. How does Maud feel about Mrs. Saunders going outside with the men?
(a) That it's unwomanly.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is worried for her.
(d) She encourages her.

10. What role does Clive have in his family?
(a) The son.
(b) The grandfather.
(c) The grandson.
(d) The father.

11. What does the play start with in Act I?
(a) A death.
(b) A war.
(c) A patriotic song.
(d) A birth.

12. Where does Clive arrive home from?
(a) A hunting trip.
(b) A visit to several native villages.
(c) A wild safari.
(d) The United States.

13. Who catches Edward playing with the doll and yells at him?
(a) Betty.
(b) Mrs. Saunders.
(c) Clive.
(d) Maud.

14. What does Maud feel about children in general?
(a) They are useless.
(b) They should be in bed when the sun goes down.
(c) They should keep their mouths shut.
(d) They should honor their parents.

15. What does Clive predict will cause Betty to have some excitement in the near future?
(a) A visit from a rival tribe.
(b) A visit from her sister.
(c) A visit from Harry.
(d) A visit from the Red Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty ask Joshua to retrieve in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Who is "eroding" the standards of Clive's empire?

3. When asked his opinion, how does Joshua describe the natives?

4. When Clive and Harry join Edward and Joshua on the porch, what does Clive tell Harry about?

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

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