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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Messerschmann intend to commit financial suicide?
(a) To free himself of the burden of money.
(b) To force his daughter to marry.
(c) To challenge himself to achieve even greater wealth.
(d) To help other people who are less fortunate.

2. Who controls the pig iron industry?
(a) Messerschmann.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Romainville.
(d) Madame Desmortes.

3. What is the pseudonym of Isabelle's mother?
(a) Countess Desmortes.
(b) Madame Desmortes.
(c) Countess Funela.
(d) Madame Funela.

4. What is the main theme of this play?
(a) Mistaken identities.
(b) Various perceptions of love.
(c) The danger of falling in love.
(d) Various perceptions of the value of money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diana say to her father after Hugo exits in Act 2?

2. One character complains about what at the beginning of Act 2?

3. What does Frederic offer to tell Hugo for Isabelle in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What does Madame Desmortes say as she points to the window in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. Who gives Isabelle etiquette lessons?

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