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

2. To where does Nat fear he has traveled?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1499.
(c) 1699.
(d) 1599.

3. Who congratulates Nat on the speech that Oberon makes?
(a) Roper.
(b) Arby.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Harry.

4. What does Gilbourne urge the apprentices to do?
(a) Put the incident of the trapdoor behind them.
(b) Get enough sleep.
(c) Stay and watch the play and learn from it.
(d) Memorize their lines thoroughly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests the apprentices go to the bear pit?

2. Who does Arby say has a Southern accent?

3. Who falls through the trap door at the wrong time?

4. For how long will the Company of Boys rehearse in their current location?

5. What does Nat forbid any of the boys to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nat at the beginning of the first day of rehearsals on the stage at Globe?

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

3. What happens with Nat in Chapter 3?

4. How does Nat make things good between himself and Roper?

5. What does Arby point out to Nat in the first reading of one play?

6. What is happening to the Nat that is transported to 1999?

7. How do Arby and Gill have a small confrontation and what is the result?

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

9. What is the purpose of the games and what does Nat think of some of the games?

10. Where does Nat move in Chapter 10 and who shows him around?

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