2. How can the boys afford to go to the bear pit?
(a) They can sneak in since Roper knows a way.
(b) Roper stole money from Burbage.
(c) Their parents give him an allowance.
(d) Roper stole money from Harry.

3. What does Nat hear as he is going to practice on his first day?
(a) Distant music.
(b) The sound of horses clopping along.
(c) A wolf howling.
(d) Big Ben striking the hour.

4. What does Arby point out to Nat?
(a) His bad haircut.
(b) His bad acting habits.
(c) His sloppy appearance.
(d) His hair color.

5. Where is the setting at the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Cambridge.

6. Who is Arby?
(a) The lead actor.
(b) The company's owner.
(c) The company director.
(d) The oldest teen.

7. What does Nat forbid any of the boys to see?
(a) Some of the seamier sides of London.
(b) Any plays that would be unfit for young boys.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Any other performances at the Globe.

8. For how long will the Company of Boys rehearse in their current location?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

9. Who signals Nat and Harry incorrectly?
(a) No one.
(b) Burbage.
(c) Roper.
(d) Gilbourne.

10. How does Nat save Roper's life?
(a) Cutting a rope that Roper became entangled in.
(b) Pulling him away from a deranged man with a knife.
(c) Using the Heimlich maneuver.
(d) Giving him antibiotics for the plague.

11. What play is Shakespeare thinking of writing?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) As You Like It.
(c) All's Well that Ends Well.
(d) Hamlet.

12. How does Arby say the boy actors must function?
(a) Like apprentices.
(b) Like a family.
(c) Like teenagers.
(d) Like professionals.

13. Who falls through the trap door at the wrong time?
(a) Roper.
(b) Burbage.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Johnson.

14. What does Nat think of some of the games the boys play?
(a) They do not have any purpose.
(b) They are quite fun.
(c) They are too difficult.
(d) They are childish.

15. Why does Robert doubt Nat's ability?
(a) Because Nat is so tall.
(b) Because Nat slips on his first attempt.
(c) Because Nat is merely a St. Paul's boy.
(d) Because Nat is so short.