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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. What does Nat realize about the bear?
(a) It is very old.
(b) It is blind.
(c) It is a baby.
(d) It is muzzled.

2. How far is Shakespeare's home from the Globe?
(a) Next door.
(b) A few minutes' travel.
(c) Across the street.
(d) Across London.

3. What do Nat and Harry do during the afternoon performance?
(a) Work the trapdoor.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Help change the stage sets.
(d) Learn their lines.

4. Who does Arby say has a Southern accent?
(a) Nat.
(b) Brett.
(c) William.
(d) Joseph.

5. Of what does Mistress Fawcett warn Nat?
(a) Not to drink the ale in the pub next door.
(b) To always remove his shoes at the door so as not to disturb Shakespeare.
(c) Not to go out on the streets alone.
(d) Not to drink any water that is not boiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Fischer become worried?

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

3. What do the nurses fail to notice about Nat?

4. What role will Richard Burbage assume in the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

5. What does Gilbourne urge the apprentices to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. With whom does Nat live in London and how does he feel about them?

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

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

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

9. How does Nat increase his acting skills, in particular playing the character of Puck?

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

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