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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Foresight take Miss Prue away in front of Sir Sampson?
(a) so Miss Prue can be alone to cry
(b) so Sir Sampson will see Miss Prue loves Tattle
(c) so Sir Sampson will see that Valentine needs more money to settle disputes
(d) so Sir Sampson will see that the young people are at odds with each other

2. Which character arrives to Valentine's house before Sir Sampson?
(a) Mr. Tattle
(b) Mrs. Foresight
(c) Angelica
(d) Mrs. Frail

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

4. Where does Mrs. Frail take Ben after the heated argument with Miss Prue?
(a) her bedroom
(b) Mrs. Foresights rooms
(c) the balconey
(d) the dining room

5. What type of comedy is most on display in Act 4?
(a) stand up comedy
(b) action comedy
(c) physical comedy
(d) verbal comedy

6. What news does Sir Sampson and Scandal tell to Mr. and Mrs. Foresight and Mrs. Frail upon arrival?
(a) Valentine has agreed to sign the deed
(b) Valentine has lost his mind
(c) Valentine will marry Angelica
(d) Valentine will return to the city

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

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

9. What news does the servant deliver to Angelica, Valentine, and Scandal?
(a) Mr. Tattle has disappeared
(b) Ben has arrived
(c) Mr. Tattle has seduced Miss Prue
(d) Sir Sampson is angry

10. What are Angelica, Valentine and Scandal discussing as they come across Miss Prue exiting the bed chamber?
(a) Valentine's distain for his father
(b) Angelica's love for Valentine
(c) Valentine's loyalty towards his brother, Ben
(d) the nature of Valentine's love for Angelica

11. Who arrives shortly after Scandal tries to engage Mrs. Foresight in flirting?
(a) Sir Sampson
(b) Valentine
(c) Benjamin
(d) Angelica

12. Which characters interrupt Valentine, Angelica, and Scandal as they are walking in conversation?
(a) Mrs. Frail, a servant, and the nurse
(b) Miss Prue, Mr. Tattle, and a servant
(c) Miss Prue, Mrs. Frail, and a servant
(d) the nurse, Miss Prue, and Mrs. Foresight

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

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

15. What kind of feelings in all the cast members is subdued in the light of day?
(a) hopeful feelings
(b) romantic feelings
(c) hunger pangs
(d) angry feelings

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Mrs. Frail disguise herself as?

2. What characteristic does Mrs. Frail possess that emboldens her to rescue Benjamin from Miss Prue?

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

4. How does Mrs. Frail feel upon hearing the news that Miss Prue is not interested in Ben?

5. What are Mrs. Frail's intentions as she is sent to Valentine?

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