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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. Who might Scandal come into contact with when on an excursion with Mrs. Frail?
(a) Angelica
(b) Tuttle
(c) Scandal's lover
(d) the nurse

2. What news does Mrs. Frail announce when she arrives at Valentine's door?
(a) Valentine's father is suffering from ill health
(b) Scandal is in dire financial straights
(c) Trapland has filed a formal accusation against Valentine
(d) Benjamin has returned from sea

3. What does Mrs. Frail want most of all?
(a) to be wealthy
(b) to be married
(c) to be smart
(d) to be young

4. What is the relationship between Miss Prue and Mrs. Foresight
(a) she is her stepdaughter
(b) she is her cousin
(c) she is her neighbor
(d) she is her friend

5. What is the name of Angelica's uncle?
(a) Frail
(b) Tattle
(c) Foresight
(d) Trapland

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Valentine do to win the love of Angelica?

2. Why does Angelica ask to use her uncle's carriage?

3. What kind of expert does Foresight imagine himself to be?

4. What is the best word to describe the use of the names of the characters in the play?

5. Who would the two older women like to encourage Miss Prue to have a relationship with instead of Benjamin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sir Sampson in such a hurry to get the deed of conveyance legalized?

2. Explain how Sir Sampson responds to Angelica's affections.

3. What does Scandal admit to as Sir Sampson and Mr. Foresight debate the merits of Valentine losing his senses?

4. How does Miss Prue react to the harsh words of Tattle?

5. Describe the new dynamic between Benjamin and Mrs. Frail.

6. Discuss what happens when Angelica arrives at Valentine's home.

7. What does Miss Prue confide in Mrs. Frail just as Valentine's brother, Ben, arrives?

8. When Ben enters the room to the delight of Sir Sampson, why does he become upset?

9. How does Mrs. Foresight respond to Scandal's offer of affection?

10. Describe how Valentine considers earning an income.

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