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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. Where is Nat when he wakes in Chapter 4?
(a) Back in his bed at his aunt's house in the United States.
(b) In a different bed from that at the Fisher's.
(c) In his bed at the Jones' household.
(d) In a theater in Paris.

2. Who guides Nat in his dream?
(a) An unseen hand.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His dog.

3. How does Nat feel in this time period?
(a) As if he has lived in this time before.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Like he does not belong.
(d) Confused.

4. What is Shakespeare's company's name?
(a) Globe Actors.
(b) Lord Chamberlain's Men.
(c) Lord Winpole's Men.
(d) Lord Chamberlain's Actors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the boys afford to go to the bear pit?

2. Who does Richard Burbage resemble in Nat's mind?

3. Why does Nat become uncomfortable with the group's conversation?

4. Of what does the Company of Boys comprise?

5. Who denies any wrongdoing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that seem different to Nat when he wakes?

2. What does Arby forbid the boys to do and how does Nat react to Arby's guidance?

3. Why does Shakespeare step in between Nat and Roper and what is the consequence of his doing so?

4. Where does Nat wake in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

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

7. What does Nat recite for his speaking class and who congratulates him after the recitation?

8. How does Nat respond when Shakespeare calls the group a family and what does Shakespeare do?

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

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

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