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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. In Act 3, why does Mrs. Levi say kind things about Mr. Vandergelder?
(a) He pays her to do it.
(b) She knows he's listening.
(c) She hopes he'll become kind.
(d) She's unable to be unkind.

2. Why can't Ermengarde prove her identity to her aunt?
(a) Imposters are already at the home.
(b) All of these.
(c) She does not have the letter.
(d) They have never met.

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

4. What does Miss Van H. hit Mr. Vandergelder with?
(a) A folded newspaper.
(b) A chair.
(c) Her fan.
(d) A cane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 4, what gift from Mr. Vandergelder touches Mrs. Levi?

2. In Act 4, what does Mrs. Levi take from Mrs. Malloy?

3. Whom does Cook want to call about Ermengarde's absence?

4. What does Mr. Vandergelder order in advance?

5. Mrs. Levi asks who for permission to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions show Miss Van H. to be an eccentric character?

2. What does Mrs. Levi do when she realizes Mr. Vandergelder is spying on her, Ermengarde, and Ambrose?

3. Why does Miss Van H. want to help Cornelius?

4. Who is the second group to show up at Miss Van H.'s house and how does Miss Van H. treat them?

5. What set of young lovers is Mr. Vandergelder surprised to see at the restaurant and what is his reaction?

6. What type of seating arrangement does Mr. Vandergelder request at the restaurant, at the beginning of Act 3?

7. What does Miss Van H. think when Cornelius insists he is not who she thinks he is?

8. Was Mrs. Levi successful in her schemes from the beginning of the play? Why or why not?

9. What type of unwanted advice does Malachi deliver at the beginning of Act 3?

10. Why does Mrs. Malloy hesitate to return Mr. Vandergelder's purse?

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