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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the Company of Boys allowed to rehearse at the theater?
(a) Not for several days after their arrival in London.
(b) Only from 4-6 a.m. weekdays.
(c) Only from 10-11:30 p.m. weekdays.
(d) Only on early Saturday and Sunday mornings.

2. Who is Richard Burbage?
(a) Nat's father's best friend.
(b) The man with whom Nat and Harry are living.
(c) Nat's aunt's boyfriend.
(d) The man who schedules the various performances at the globe.

3. Who is Rachel?
(a) Arby's assistant.
(b) Nat's sister.
(c) Nat's girlfriend.
(d) Arby's daughter.

4. What puts Nat at ease where he is staying?
(a) No one inquires about his parents.
(b) There is a boy his age with whom Nat immediately bonds.
(c) The barracks are not well supervised.
(d) They allow him to do anything.

5. Why does Nat become uncomfortable with the group's conversation?
(a) They talk about the South in a derogatory manner.
(b) They say unkind things about Rachel.
(c) It comes out that his parents are dead.
(d) They say unkind things about Arby.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what theater will the Company perform?

2. For what skills does Arby particularly admire Nat?

3. Who stops an altercation between Roper and Nat?

4. What does Nat think is similar to the Globe Theater of 1999?

5. What does Shakespeare change about how Nat learned his part in the United States in a later era?

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