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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nat go to bed early?
(a) He wants to get up early to learn his lines.
(b) He gets a high fever.
(c) To avoid the other boys.
(d) He is tired from the excitement of the first rehearsal.

2. What character does Nat play in one of the plays?
(a) Puck.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Othello.
(d) King Lear.

3. What do Nat and Harry do during the afternoon performance?
(a) Help change the stage sets.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Learn their lines.
(d) Work the trapdoor.

4. Why does Arby make the boys play the games?
(a) As a means of asserting his control over the boys.
(b) To build trust and become acquainted.
(c) To see which ones are the leaders.
(d) To give them a break from serious work.

5. What part does Gil Warmun play?
(a) Rozancrantz.
(b) Gonerill.
(c) Brabantio.
(d) Oberon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What play will be performed in the afternoon?

2. What happens when Nat and the other boys are running to practice?

3. How does Arby say the boy actors must function?

4. Who stops an altercation between Roper and Nat?

5. Who guides Nat in his dream?

(see the answer key)

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