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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic does Mrs. Frail possess that emboldens her to rescue Benjamin from Miss Prue?
(a) demure
(b) cunning
(c) opportunistic
(d) deceptive

2. How does Mrs. Frail feel upon hearing the news that Miss Prue is not interested in Ben?
(a) upset
(b) saddened
(c) pleased
(d) overjoyed

3. Which character does Mrs. Frail disguise herself as?
(a) Angelica
(b) Mrs. Foresight
(c) the nurse
(d) Miss Prue

4. What does Mrs. Frail wish Benjamin would do instead of be with her?
(a) marry Angelica
(b) find her a suitable husband
(c) set out to sea as soon as possible
(d) befriend his brother, Valentine, again

5. What does Miss Prue's rejection of Ben ignite?
(a) an argument with Sir Sampson
(b) a fight with Mrs. Frail
(c) an argument with Ben
(d) a forced exit by Miss Prue

6. What does Sir Sampson want most from his relationship with his son, Valentine?
(a) his money back
(b) their problems resolved
(c) Valentine's reputation restored
(d) returned love and respect

7. What does Scandal claim when he interrupts Sir Sampson and Mr. Foresight?
(a) that Valentine is madly in love with Angelica
(b) that Valentine is now in love with Miss Prue
(c) that Valentine has spent more money
(d) that Valetine has lost his senses

8. Why is Valentine continuing on with his charade?
(a) so the lawyer will leave the premise
(b) so his father will understand his stress level
(c) so the doctor will come to see him
(d) so he does not have to sign the papers

9. What news is Ben not pleased to hear from Sir Sampson?
(a) that Miss Prue has been seduced
(b) that Mrs. Frail is still single
(c) that Valentine has disgraced the family
(d) that Ben is promised to Miss Prue

10. What does Valentine continue to do even as Scandal, Foresight, and Jeremy return to witness Mrs. Frail pretending to be Angelica?
(a) laugh and cackle
(b) cry and moan
(c) rant and rave
(d) plot and scheme

11. How does Mrs. Foresight feel after hearing Scandal's decree?
(a) overjoyed
(b) wildly upset
(c) secretly pleased
(d) angry

12. Who decides to leave immediately after Valentine plays the part of the madman for full effect?
(a) Angelica
(b) Scandal
(c) Sampson
(d) Buckram

13. How would Valentine's state of mind affect the legal documents?
(a) Valentine's state of mind would invalidate the documents
(b) Valentine' s state of mind would require another lawyer for negotiations
(c) Valentine's state of mind would call for more paperwork to be drafted
(d) Valentine's state of mind would have no affect on the documents

14. What does Valentine reveal to Angelica?
(a) the papers and what they say
(b) the lies he has told
(c) the details of the trick he's pulling
(d) his love for her

15. Who does Valentine tell Jeremy he needs to be alone with in the room?
(a) the real Angelica
(b) Mrs. Frail
(c) Mrs. Foresight
(d) Scandal

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lawyer who arrives with Sir Sampson?

2. Who is Scandal infatuated with?

3. Why does Miss Prue reject all overtures from Ben?

4. What information does Miss Prue confide in Mrs. Frail?

5. After Foresight leaves, what does Scandal continue to do?

(see the answer keys)

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