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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Van H. demand Mr. Vandergelder do to the guests?
(a) Feed them.
(b) Shake their hands.
(c) Offer them drinks.
(d) Kick them out.

2. Whom does Cornelius toast?
(a) The ladies.
(b) Absent friends.
(c) Mr. Vandergelder.
(d) Ermengarde.

3. How much does Mr. Vandergelder first offer the cabman for services?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Five dollars.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Ten cents.

4. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be wife wears what?
(a) Tablecloths and window curtains.
(b) Custom-made gowns.
(c) Finest silks and ribbons.
(d) Trousers and men's shirts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims she will marry Mr. Vandergelder, if asked?

2. Miss Van H. suggests Ermengarde do what, after "Ermengarde" is done?

3. In Act 4, what type of dancing does Minnie re-enact?

4. Mrs. Levi claims she will get what out of helping Ambrose and Ermengarde?

5. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be bride's father is a what?

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