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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Vandergelder smoke at the beginning of the play?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Cloves.
(d) A pipe.

2. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be wife is what?
(a) Reasonable and interesting.
(b) Gifted with an open heart and a closed mouth.
(c) Honest and ethical.
(d) Simple, domestic, practical.

3. What does Mrs. Levi suffer from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A desire to see others in love.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Gout.

4. What size is the hat Barnaby wears in Act 2?
(a) Medium.
(b) Small.
(c) Large.
(d) Oversized.

5. In Act 1, how does Joe call Cornelius?
(a) Screaming at the top of his lungs.
(b) Sending a note via messenger.
(c) Stamping three times.
(d) On the telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cornelius thinks the adventure at the restaurant will put him where?

2. What does Joe refuse to do, even for fifty cents?

3. When do Mrs. Levi and Mr. Vandergelder plan to meet outside Mrs. Malloy's store?

4. Whom does Mr. Vandergelder reveal he will propose to?

5. In Act 2, Mrs. Malloy covers for whom?

(see the answer key)

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