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

2. How does the Hubbard family acquire the Lionnet?
(a) Through auction.
(b) By marriage.
(c) Through squatter's rights.
(d) They stole the deed.

3. Who thinks Horace is holding out for more than a third of the deal?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Regina.
(c) Ben.
(d) Leo.

4. What does Birdie want retrieved from her house?
(a) An album.
(b) A compact disc.
(c) Some sheet music.
(d) A book.

5. What does Mr. Marshall say about life in the geographic region he is visiting?
(a) He can't think of anything healthier than salty air.
(b) The dry air of the west is nothing like their hospitality.
(c) Northern wives, with the way they kiss, keep their husbands warm at night.
(d) Southerners live better than the rest of the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alexandra told is the best cure for her father?

2. Who challenges Mr. Marshall's choice of term that he used in reference to the family?

3. What played a role in the fall of the Lionnet?

4. Who gets slapped in Act 1?

5. What drink does the butler bring into the parlor in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the discussion between Oscar and Leo as they wait for Regina to come down for breakfast.

2. Does Ben know from whom Ben and Leo plan to borrow the money? How do you know?

3. Where is the home in Act 1?

4. How does Horace quickly foil the plan Regina is concocting when she learns the truth about the bonds?

5. Discuss what Birdie, Zan and Horace are doing at the beginning of Act 3.

6. What does Regina think about Alexandra's new-found spirit after Horace's death and what does she want for their relationship?

7. What does Mr. Marshall like about Regina's family?

8. Discuss Oscar's scheme to borrow Horace's bonds.

9. In whose home does Act 1 take place?

10. Why doesn't Ben shake Leo's hand in Act 2?

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