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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame Mantalini also announce?
(a) She is separating from Mr. Mantalini.
(b) She wants Kate to continue to work for her.
(c) She is quitting her job.
(d) She is having a child.

2. Of what does Miss Knag accuse Kate?
(a) Trying to ruin her chances at getting better pay.
(b) Bribing customers.
(c) Stealing money from Madame Mantalini.
(d) Manipulating her way into Madame Mantalini's affections.

3. How does Kate's first fitting go?
(a) Badly.
(b) Wonderfully.
(c) Not very well.
(d) Well.

4. What list does Mrs. Squeers goes through?
(a) The lengthy list of troublesome boys at the school.
(b) The list of chores to be done.
(c) Nicholas' class list.
(d) Her shopping list.

5. While out on a walk through the school's gardens, Nicholas meets Fanny and Tilda who do what?
(a) Stage a little scene which ends with Fanny fainting into Nicholas' arms.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Giggle and flirt with him.
(d) Get him into trouble with Mr. Squeers.

6. As soon as the members of the company discover that Nicholas is a playwright, what do they do?
(a) Ask about auditions for his plays.
(b) Begin to ignore him.
(c) Want his autograph.
(d) Start asking him which parts they will be play in the new play.

7. At a tavern in the lower class end of London, what is Wackford Squeers, the headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, doing?
(a) Abusing two boys in his charge.
(b) Teaching a spelling lesson.
(c) Shopping for school supplies.
(d) Picking up students for his school.

8. When Pupker gives Nicholas a list of things to do, how does Nicholas react?
(a) He walks out.
(b) He asks Pupker what he will be doing while he is doing all the work.
(c) He asks what Pupker would like done first.
(d) He returns the list back to Pupker, telling him he is not interested.

9. The action returns to what scene?
(a) In which Romeo (played by Nicholas) is told that Juliet is dead, and vows with the help of the Apothecary to die next to her.
(b) In which the Nurse tells Juliet Romeo is gone.
(c) In which Tybalt kills Mercutio.
(d) In which Romeo and Juliet meet.

10. As Kate poses for Miss LaCreevy, what do they discuss?
(a) Ralph and how uneasy Kate feels around him.
(b) How happy she is for Nicholas.
(c) The women in town.
(d) How much she adores her uncle.

11. Who is the owner of Kate's new place of work?
(a) Madame Maurissaut.
(b) Madame Matthews.
(c) Madame Morris.
(d) Madame Mantalini.

12. Of what does Hawk accuse Ralph?
(a) Having a shy, boring girl as his hostess.
(b) Using Kate as bait to lure Verisopht into a financial arrangement.
(c) Being romantically involved with Kate.
(d) Of keeping Kate all to himself.

13. Paris challenges Romeo, they fight, and what happens?
(a) Paris is killed.
(b) Paris kills Romeo.
(c) Romeo runs away.
(d) Paris runs away.

14. What does Ralph do to the two people who have been dealing with the Mantalinis?
(a) He sends them home to their husbands.
(b) He ridicules them.
(c) He gives them their wages and congratulates them on a job well done.
(d) He throws them out.

15. What does Fanny do when a servant girl tries to comfort her?
(a) She defends Tilda.
(b) She thanks the girl for comforting her.
(c) She becomes even more upset.
(d) She enjoys the comfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. As she finishes writing her letter, who appears, looking for his son?

2. Where does Nicholas say they are going?

3. Into what does this final tableau for Romeo and Juliet transform?

4. In addition to writing the new play, what is Nicholas to do?

5. With what bad news does Noggs interrupt Nicholas?

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