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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thinks Horace is not interested in the business deal?
(a) Regina's brothers.
(b) Addie.
(c) Leo.
(d) Birdie.

2. Why does the family want the business in their hometown?
(a) It opens new opportunities for the community.
(b) To create the first mall.
(c) To improve travel for business and industry.
(d) It's more efficient, and thus more profitable.

3. Who challenges Mr. Marshall's choice of term that he used in reference to the family?
(a) Horace.
(b) Ben.
(c) Leo.
(d) Regina.

4. What was the Lionnet?
(a) A fabric mill.
(b) A railroad line.
(c) A plantation.
(d) A retail location.

5. Where is Horace during the dinner with the special guest?
(a) In the hospital for a heart condition.
(b) In his room being stubborn.
(c) Working late.
(d) Stuck on a train, trying to get home in time for dinner.

6. As the family discusses their dreams, who is being conspicuously quiet?
(a) Regina.
(b) Alexandra.
(c) Leo.
(d) Ben.

7. Who discreetly agrees with Birdie's dislike for her husband's hobby?
(a) Cal.
(b) Ben.
(c) Addie.
(d) Regina.

8. Who tells Alexandra about the unlikely marriage conversation?
(a) Regina.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Addie.

9. In which geographic region does the Giddens family live?
(a) The Atlantic Coast.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The North.

10. What does Oscar like about Jekyll Island?
(a) It has great shooting.
(b) The pecans there are huge.
(c) Getting away from his wife.
(d) The scenery.

11. In Act 1, who is anxious to move?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Zan.
(c) Regina.
(d) Leo.

12. What surprises and pleases Mr. Marshall about the family's hometown?
(a) It still practices slave labor so wages will be cheaper there.
(b) It's population is booming.
(c) It's proximity to the ocean.
(d) They live in the the same town and raised their families there.

13. Who takes Mr. Marshall back to his train?
(a) Leo and Alexandra.
(b) Ben and Leo.
(c) Oscar and Ben.
(d) Ben and Horace.

14. Who originally owned the Lionnet?
(a) Horace's parents.
(b) Oscar's grandmother.
(c) Regina's parents.
(d) Birdie's parents.

15. What is the family lacking in order to complete their business transaction?
(a) Collateral for the loan.
(b) Business insurance.
(c) Regina's portion of the money.
(d) Horace's signature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Horace's initial response to his family's communications?

2. Who thinks Horace is holding out for more than a third of the deal?

3. How does the Hubbard family acquire the Lionnet?

4. What does Birdie say she wants to do with her money?

5. In which city is Alexandra's father?

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