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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. At the beginning of Act 4, how does Miss Van H. feel about life?

2. To whom does Mr. Vandergelder propose?

3. How many entrances are available in Act 3?

4. To what does Mrs. Levi compare money?

5. In Act 4, who do the real Ermengarde and Ambrose pretend to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barnaby protest the bath offered by Miss Van H.?

2. What does Mrs. Malloy do at the restaurant that makes her feel young?

3. Why is Cornelius worried, upon taking Mrs. Malloy and Minnie out to dinner?

4. What does the money give Cornelius the courage to do?

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

6. What character change does Ermengarde demonstrate when Miss Van H. plans to leave her and Ambrose in the hall?

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

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

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

10. What surprising acts of kindness are demonstrated by Mr. Vandergelder at the end of Act 4?

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

Instead of exposing the fraud of Cornelius and Barnaby in Act 2, Mrs. Levi encourages it. Why does she do this?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Levi exercises unusual means in accepting Mr. Vandergelder's marriage proposal. What are they and why does she do this?

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