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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Miss Van H. tell "Ambrose" to warm his feet?
(a) The oven.
(b) Her slippers.
(c) The fire.
(d) Her bed.

3. What former weakness does Malachi confess to the audience?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Women.
(d) Overeating.

4. Whom does Miss Van H. mistake for Ermengarde and Ambrose?
(a) Ermengarde and Barnaby.
(b) Mrs. Levi and Mr. Vandergelder.
(c) Cornelius and Barnaby.
(d) Ambrose and Mrs. Malloy.

5. In Act 4, what continues to panic Miss Van H.?
(a) Her lack of money to buy dinner.
(b) Her attraction to Mr. Vandergelder.
(c) When people ask who she is.
(d) That her lover has not arrived.

6. According to Ermengarde, where does nothing happen?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Yonkers.
(d) Florida.

7. In Act 4, what does Miss. Van H. plan to serve her guests?
(a) Whiskey and crackers.
(b) Chicken and spirits.
(c) Coffee and gingerbread.
(d) Tea and cake.

8. Initially, Mrs. Malloy scolds Cornelius for what behavior?
(a) Flirting with other women.
(b) Being friendly to the waiter.
(c) Slouching.
(d) Smoking cigarettes.

9. How many entrances are available in Act 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

10. What main dish does Mrs. Malloy order for Minnie?
(a) Pheasant.
(b) Foi gras.
(c) Quail.
(d) Lobster.

11. What does Mr. Vandergelder do frequently throughout the Matchmaker?
(a) Complain.
(b) Cause trouble.
(c) Discharge people.
(d) All of these.

12. What is Mrs. Levi's maiden name?
(a) Dolly Gallagher.
(b) Rachel Gilcroy.
(c) Bernice Scott.
(d) Emily Vandergelder.

13. How is August described?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Knowledgeable.
(c) Smarmy.
(d) Emotional.

14. In Act 4, how much does Mr. Vandergelder owe the cabman?
(a) The cabman is not owed anything.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

15. What does Mrs. Levi want from Mr. Vandergelder?
(a) An apology.
(b) A bottle of French champagne.
(c) To marry him for love.
(d) To marry him for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barnaby say is the moral of The Matchmaker?

2. What does Mr. Vandergelder lack in Act 4?

3. When surprised at the restaurant, Malachi suggests Mr. Vandergelder do what?

4. How is Rudolph described?

5. In Act 4, what pair of lovers does Mr. Vandergelder forgive?

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