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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Foresight leaves, what does Scandal continue to do?
(a) seek to find Angelica
(b) seduce Mrs. Foresight
(c) seduce Miss Prue
(d) leaves the room

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

4. Which character does Sir Sampson favor in affection?
(a) Scandal
(b) Valentine
(c) Mr. Foresight
(d) Ben

5. Who does Mrs. Foresight declare her intentions for?
(a) Valentine
(b) Sir Sampson
(c) Scandal
(d) Benjamin

6. Where does Mrs. Foresight take Miss Prue after the heated argument with Ben?
(a) to a parlor
(b) to the kitchen
(c) to a bedroom
(d) to the garden

7. What will happen if Valentine signs the legal papers?
(a) Valentine will be penalized for his debts
(b) Benjamin will marry Mrs. Frail
(c) Valentine will lose all rights to any inheritance
(d) Valentine can no longer marry Angelica

8. Where does the setting take place in Act 2?
(a) London
(b) the country
(c) Valentine's home
(d) Sir Sampson's home

9. What are Mrs. Frail's intentions as she is sent to Valentine?
(a) to be married
(b) to ask him how to woo Scandal
(c) to pay Valentine's debts for him
(d) to have Valentine sign the papers

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

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

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

13. In what mental state does Sir Sampson leave his son Valentine's home?
(a) a state of grief
(b) a state of concern
(c) a state of despair
(d) a state of relief

14. How long has it been since Sir Sampson has seen his son, Ben?
(a) ten years
(b) days
(c) a few years
(d) a couple of months

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Angelica respond to Valentine's revelation?

2. Who does Valentine tell Jeremy he needs to be alone with in the room?

3. Who bangs on Miss Prue's bedroom door?

4. What are Scandal and Jeremy preparing Valentine to become?

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

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