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

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

3. Where is Nat lying semi-delirious in his real time?
(a) His room at the Fischer home.
(b) His room in a London orphanage.
(c) He is not ill any longer.
(d) Guy's Hospital.

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

5. Why does the nameless Lord ask Shakespeare to cancel one of the performances at the Globe?
(a) For the Queen's safety.
(b) So the Globe can be completed properly for the Queen's visit.
(c) The weather is so dry, there is a fire hazard.
(d) There is too much poverty and entertainment is crass at this time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat realize about the bear?

2. Where do some of the boys live when they are in London?

3. Who was Nat nervous about meeting?

4. What does Mistress Fawcett say about Shakespeare when he is working upstairs?

5. What does Nat notice about Harry's speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Nat react to the bear pit?

8. Where do the apprentices go after classes?

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

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

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