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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. Who is quite animated when acting?
(a) Eric.
(b) Gil.
(c) Nat.
(d) Rachel.

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

3. What does Shakespeare change about how Nat learned his part in the United States in a later era?
(a) How Nat walks.
(b) Stage exit.
(c) Some lines.
(d) Where Nat says his lines.

4. Why does Nat not allow himself to cry?
(a) He's afraid he'll break down and not be able to stop.
(b) He's afraid Roper will see him.
(c) He thinks it is wrong for someone his age to cry.
(d) It reminds him of when his father died.

5. What class does Henry Condell teach?
(a) Gesture.
(b) Costume.
(c) Tumbling.
(d) Elocution.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what skills does Arby particularly admire Nat?

2. What part does Gil Warmun play?

3. What character does Nat play in one of the plays?

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

5. How does Nat save Roper's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Roper conspire to make Nat look bad?

2. What amazes Nat about London when he is on his way to the Globe?

3. What happens to the Nat who is now in 1999?

4. What does Roper suggest the boys do and what does Nat feel he must go?

5. How does Nat feel about being in the late 16th century and how does Roper make it even worse?

6. What does Nat learn about an upcoming visit from the Queen and what does he have to do regarding the news?

7. Where do the apprentices go after classes?

8. What does Nat learn about the Globe Theater of 1599?

9. How were the boys chosen for the Company of Boys?

10. What is the Company of Boys doing in 1999 at the opening of the book?

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