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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sounds are heard offstage during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Thunder and rain.
(b) The orchestra warming up.
(c) Birds.
(d) Arguments.

2. Of what is Isabelle afraid in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She fears going to the ball without understanding the real reason for her presence.
(b) Fainting.
(c) Tripping over her dress.
(d) Remaining poor.

3. What does Hugo want Isabelle to do following the fake duel?
(a) Throw herself into the lake.
(b) Marry Messerschmann.
(c) Throw herself into the rhododendrons.
(d) Leave the estate.

4. What secret does Hugo reveal to Madame Desmortes?
(a) Lady India and Joshua are having an affair.
(b) Lady India and Messerschmann are having an affair.
(c) Diana and Hugo are having an affair.
(d) Diana and Messerschmann are having an affair.

5. What does Isabelle declare to Frederic at the ball?
(a) That she loves him, not Hugo.
(b) She is leaving the ball.
(c) She feels ill.
(d) She is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Capulet?

2. Who does Capulet say has smuggled his love interest into the ball?

3. What alibi does Hugo give to Diana for where he was while she was in the park?

4. Why does Romainville reluctantly agree to Hugo's scheme?

5. Which two characters repeatedly enter and exit in Act 2 while Isabelle stays in the conservatory?

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