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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After everyone leaves the house, what does Clive confess?
(a) He loves someone else.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He wants a divorce.
(d) How difficult the whipping was.

2. What kind of picnic does the family have?
(a) A funeral picnic.
(b) A birthday picnic.
(c) A Christmas picnic.
(d) An anniversary picnic.

3. When Clive and Harry join Edward and Joshua on the porch, what does Clive tell Harry about?
(a) His unhappy life.
(b) His marriage problems.
(c) Trouble with the natives.
(d) His plans to travel.

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

5. 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 planning on leaving.
(d) That Betty is a terrible liar.

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

7. Why does Harry refuse Edward's request in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He has "duties to his empire."
(b) He thinks Edward's requests are silly
(c) He doesnt' like Edward.
(d) Edward is old enough to do it on his own.

8. After telling on the stable boys, who does Joshua hint to Clive that there may be a relationship between?
(a) Harry and Ellen.
(b) Edward and Betty.
(c) Harry and Betty.
(d) Betty and Ellen.

9. After investigating Betty's claim about who was mean to her, who does Clive believe?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Betty.
(c) Harry.
(d) Joshua.

10. How are the stable boys different from Joshua?
(a) They are getting paid.
(b) They are older.
(c) They are members of a different tribe.
(d) They are white.

11. What is Clive entrusted with for his job?
(a) The native villagers.
(b) The Queen's land.
(c) Building weapons.
(d) The gold in the area.

12. What does Clive feel is important in life?
(a) Keeping his family safe.
(b) The bond in marriage.
(c) The affection between men.
(d) His children.

13. When Clive enters the house from being in the stables, why does Edward rush in to tell Clive about the doll?
(a) He is happy to see his father.
(b) He wants to tell Clive before Ellen.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) He is excited.

14. What does Clive try to convince Mrs. Saunders to do when they are in the open field?
(a) Have sex with him.
(b) Fight the natives.
(c) Leave his house.
(d) Surrender to the natives.

15. Why does Betty protest the news of their upcoming visitor?
(a) She is afraid for their safety.
(b) The house is a mess.
(c) They don't have the money to entertain.
(d) She is not fond of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Clive send for after settling Betty's situation?

2. What does Betty and Harry confess to each other?

3. After Edward is scolded for playing with the doll, why does Ellen burst into tears?

4. How does Clive react to Edward's confession about the doll?

5. Who does Clive suggest Harry marry?

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