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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 drink does the butler bring into the parlor in Act 1?
(a) Port.
(b) Rum.
(c) Champaign.
(d) Moonshine.

2. According to Ben, who is not very adaptable?
(a) Monopoloists.
(b) The southern aristocrat.
(c) The British royalty.
(d) Opportunists.

3. What played a role in the fall of the Lionnet?
(a) The Revolutionary War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Spanish-American War.
(d) World War I.

4. Who does Birdie want to run an errand for her?
(a) One of the farm hands.
(b) One of the kitchen boys.
(c) Addie.
(d) Cal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces to the family that the dinner guests are about to enter the parlor?

2. Why does the family want the business in their hometown?

3. After their business dinner, how much time does the family have to come up with the money for their business deal?

4. What is the family lacking in order to complete their business transaction?

5. Where is Horace during the dinner with the special guest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Addie.

2. Discuss Mr. Marshall's comment that Southern aristocrats stay together and keep what belongs to them.

3. Discuss the talk Horace has with Addie when they are alone in the parlor in Act 3.

4. Where is the home in Act 1?

5. Why does Regina glare at Horace as she enters in Act 3?

6. Discuss the contents of Horace's safe deposit box and what they say about Horace.

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

8. What reason does Horace give the family for not participating in the mill deal?

9. Discuss three characters with good morals in Act 2 and the events that demonstrate their goodness.

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

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