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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 set piece takes up the middle of the back wall in Act 2?
(a) A coat rack.
(b) A large sofa.
(c) Tea tables.
(d) A slide.

2. Mr. Vandergelder is Ermengarde's what?
(a) Ex-husband.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Brother.

3. In Act 2, how many custom-made items do Cornelius and Barnaby claim to want?
(a) Ten.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

4. In Act 1, a ladder extends down from what?
(a) The window.
(b) The moon.
(c) A tree.
(d) A trap door.

5. "Marriage is a bribe designed to make a housekeeper think she's..." what?
(a) "Worth her wage."
(b) "A homemaker."
(c) "A queen."
(d) "Appreciated."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What size is the hat Barnaby wears in Act 2?

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

4. What does Mrs. Levi reveal to Ambrose?

5. At the opening of the play, what do Ambrose and Mr. Vandergelder fight about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Mrs. Levi discovered about Mr. Vandergelder and what does she plan to do about it?

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

4. Describe the character Malachi.

5. Describe the character Ambrose.

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

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

8. Describe the character Ermengarde.

9. Prior to Cornelius and Barnaby entering the hat shop, who does Mrs. Malloy claim and why?

10. How does Mrs. Malloy feel about being a milliner?

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