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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Frederic sleep?
(a) In the rhododendrons below Hugo's window.
(b) In the roses below Diana's window.
(c) In the rhododendrons below Diana's window.
(d) In the roses below Hugo's window.

2. Why does Isabelle apologize to Hugo in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) For being late to the ball.
(b) For her mother's behavior.
(c) For being an unskilled dancer.
(d) For being shy.

3. What does the gardener intend to do with the shrubbery?
(a) Sleep in the shrubbery.
(b) Cut down the shrubbery.
(c) Set wolf traps in the shrubbery.
(d) Set mouse traps in the shrubbery.

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

5. What is a characters' sarcastic complaint when she is waiting to see the guest list?
(a) She might as well have asked to have the rhododendrons replaced.
(b) She might as well have asked to have the lake restocked with carp.
(c) She might as well have asked to have snow in summer.
(d) She might as well have asked to have the chateau rebuilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Madame Desmortes congratulate Romainville?

2. Which two characters appear onstage first?

3. How does Madame Desmortes react to Hugo's secret?

4. What does Capulet pretend to forget so she can return to the conservatory?

5. Who first gives Isabelle instructions regarding her behavior at the ball?

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