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

2. In Act 1, who shaves Mr. Vandergelder?
(a) Ambrose Kemper.
(b) Rudolph.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Joe Scanlon.

3. What does Malachi claim to want from Mr. Vandergelder?
(a) An apprenticeship.
(b) A scholarship.
(c) An endorsement of his art.
(d) His daughter's hand.

4. In Act 2, what purchase do Cornelius and Barnaby fake interest in?
(a) A dress.
(b) Flour.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A hat.

5. What type of store does Mr. Vandergelder run?
(a) Sundries.
(b) Hay, feed, and provision.
(c) Tools and automobiles.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Cornelius have in Mr. Vandergelder's safe?

2. What does Mrs. Levi accidentally give to Ambrose?

3. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be wife is what?

4. What does Ambrose want, at the beginning of Act 1?

5. In Act 2, where do Cornelius and Barnaby hide from Mr. Vandergelder?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of The Matchmaker, what is the relationship between Cornelius and Mr. Vandergelder?

2. What display of emotion is shown by Mrs. Malloy at the end of Act 2, and why?

3. What worries Minnie about Mr. Vandergelder's potential marriage proposal?

4. Why do Cornelius and Barnaby enter the hat store?

5. How does Cornelius plan to stay in the store without buying a hat?

6. At what point does Cornelius admit he and Barnaby are having an adventure? How?

7. What conversation between Minnie and Mrs. Malloy mirrors a conversation between Barnaby and Cornelius?

8. How does Joe feel about Mr. Vandergelder? How do you know?

9. Why is Mrs. Malloy annoyed by her reputation?

10. What task does Mr. Vandergelder give Malachi to complete?

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