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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the birth order of the twins?
(a) Hugo is twenty minutes younger.
(b) Hugo is ten minutes older.
(c) Hugo is twenty minutes older.
(d) Hugo is ten minutes younger.

2. Who sees Hugo's high potential for marriage?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Lady India.
(c) Isabelle's mother.
(d) Messerschmann.

3. What is unusual about one character's diet?
(a) The diet consists of noodles with butter but no salt.
(b) The diet consists of noodles smothered in butter and salt.
(c) The diet consists of noodles with salt but no butter.
(d) The diet consists of nothing but noodles, with no butter or salt.

4. Why does Romainville reluctantly agree to Hugo's scheme?
(a) If he doesn't, he will lose his job.
(b) If he doesn't, Hugo will reveal the affair between Romainville and Isabelle.
(c) If he doesn't, Hugo will reveal the affair between Romainville and Diana.
(d) If he doesn't, the ball will be canceled.

5. Why is Patrice wary of Hugo?
(a) Hugo and Patrice love the same woman.
(b) Hugo could reveal his secret to Messerschmann.
(c) Hugo is having an affair with Patrice's wife.
(d) Hugo could reveal his secret to Madame Desmortes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frederic says that he and his brother are different in what way?

2. Which two characters appear onstage first?

3. Where does Frederic sleep?

4. What is the room filled with?

5. Who invited the Messerschmanns to visit at the chateau?

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