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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, what purchase do Cornelius and Barnaby fake interest in?

2. What does Joe refuse to do, even for fifty cents?

3. How much money does Mr. Vandergelder lend Mrs. Levi?

4. What does Mr. Vandergelder do to avoid lending money to Mrs. Levi?

5. Mrs. Levi suggests Mr. Vandergelder make Cornelius what?

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 Mrs. Malloy feel about being a milliner?

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

5. How does Cornelius feel about Mrs. Malloy in Act 2? At what point is this revealed?

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

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

8. How do Cornelius and Barnaby describe Mr. Vandergelder to Mrs. Malloy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several characters in The Matchmaker have been married before and lost their spouse. Choose from one of the following characters and examine how this loss affected their life.

- Mr. Vandergelder.

- Mrs. Malloy.

- Mrs. Levi.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant. How does this setting add to the conflict in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Miss Van H. and her lot in life. Why is this significant to the conclusion of The Matchmaker?

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