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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character has Mrs. Foresight conceived a trick with that involves Mrs. Frail?
(a) Sir Sampson
(b) Valentine
(c) Jeremy
(d) Scandal

2. Why is Mrs. Foresight not interested in Mr. Foresight?
(a) Mr. Foresight has grown nose hair
(b) Mr. Foresight has lost his money
(c) Mr. Foresight has lost all interest in her as a woman
(d) Mr. Foresight has become unfriendly and unkind

3. What kind of life does Ben lead?
(a) a merchant's life
(b) a sailor's life
(c) a doctor's life
(d) a businessman's life

4. Who is Scandal infatuated with?
(a) Mrs. Foresight
(b) Angelica
(c) the nurse
(d) Miss Prue

5. Who enters the room with Mr. Tattle?
(a) the real Angelica
(b) the nurse
(c) Mrs. Foresight
(d) Sir Sampson

6. What is so obvious about Ben and Mrs Frail returning to the room together?
(a) they make each other laugh
(b) they are infatuated with each other
(c) they are infuriated with each other
(d) they are in a seedy argument

7. How have all the women agreed to behave, unbeknownst to the men?
(a) leave the property and head into the city
(b) divorce their husbands
(c) clean Valentine's home so he feels better
(d) acknowledge anything that occured romantically the night before

8. What is the best descriptor for the character of Angelica during Act 4?
(a) cunning
(b) subdued
(c) enlighted
(d) funny

9. Which two characters enter the room in the middle of a heated argument between Ben and Miss Prue?
(a) Mrs. Frail and Valentine
(b) Mrs. Frail and a servant
(c) Mrs. Foresight and Mrs. Frail
(d) Angelica and Mrs. Foresight

10. Who is the most delighted character to welcome Ben back from the sea?
(a) Mr. Foresight
(b) Valentine
(c) Angelica
(d) Sir Sampson

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

12. How does Mrs. Foresight respond to Scandal's shameless flirting?
(a) she turns her attention to Mr. Foresight
(b) she flirts with him
(c) she has conventiently forgotten their previous encounter
(d) she leaves the room in disgust

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

14. What information does Miss Prue confide in Mrs. Frail?
(a) she already has a lover
(b) she can't wait to marry Ben
(c) she is in love with Tuttle
(d) she had no interest in Ben

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Foresight try to convince her husband that he does not look well?

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

3. Who decides to leave immediately after Valentine plays the part of the madman for full effect?

4. What do all the character essentially want in Act 4?

5. Which character tries to help Valentine out of his romantic debacle, but to no avail?

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