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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. At the picnic, who is just as bad at the game as Betty and Ellen?
(a) Harry.
(b) Mrs.Saunders.
(c) Clive.
(d) Edward.

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

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

4. What does Clive admit to knowing about his wife?
(a) That she's a terrible mother.
(b) That she's in love with a woman.
(c) That she's in love with another man.
(d) That she's lazy.

5. After the men return from the stables, what does Mrs. Saunders ask Joshua?
(a) If he is tired.
(b) If he is hungry.
(c) If he did his chores.
(d) If he minds beating his own people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward protest when he is yelled at for playing with the doll?

2. Why is it implied that Betty and Ellen are not good at the game they are playing at the picnic?

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

4. What does Clive encourage Betty to do during their private discussion?

5. What is Betty's reaction to Clive's confession?

Short Essay Questions

1. After learning his parents were killed in the village that was destroyed, Joshua says that Clive is both "his mother and his father." What does Joshua mean by this statement?

2. Martin tries to convince Victoria to take a job in another city. What does this tell the audience about Martin as a person?

3. What is the significance of Clive arranging a marriage between Harry and Betty?

4. Betty discusses with Martin his marital problems with her daughter,Victoria. Is Betty judgmental about her daughter's current living situation? Give examples to support your answer.

5. Why would Edward lie about Joshua stealing Ellen's necklace when he had it all along?

6. How does Clive describe the life he has?

7. Cathy's painting includes details about everyone in her life except for Martin's in which she painted his "vagueness." What does this tell the audience about Martin's importance in the family?

8. In this Act 2 Scene 4, several characters from Act 1 have resurfaced. What is the significance of this?

9. How does the game hide and seek fit appropriately with the characters sharing feelings with each other as they encounter one another?

10. Harry misunerstands Clive when he speaks about the "sanctuary of the affection between men." What does Clive mean by this statement?

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