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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who travels with Isabelle?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her husband.

2. Who is Capulet?
(a) The wife of Patrice.
(b) The companion of Madame Desmortes.
(c) The daughter of Madame Desmortes.
(d) The wife of Messerschmann.

3. Who first gives Isabelle instructions regarding her behavior at the ball?
(a) Diana.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Frederic.
(d) Madame Desmortes.

4. Who is Romainville?
(a) The uncle of Lady India.
(b) The uncle of Diana.
(c) The brother of Madame Desmortes.
(d) A patron of the arts.

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

6. Which character has an unusual diet?
(a) Madame Desmortes.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Messerschmann.
(d) Patrice.

7. What secret is shared by Patrice and Lady India?
(a) They are impoverished.
(b) They are plotting a murder.
(c) They are having an affair.
(d) They are engaged.

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

9. What excuse does Romainville give for inviting Isabelle to stay in a local inn?
(a) She is his niece.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) She is poor.
(d) Supporting the arts.

10. What plan does Hugo reveal to Isabelle in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He wants Frederic to fall in love with Isabelle.
(b) He wants Lady India to fall in love with Frederic.
(c) He wants Frederic to fall in love with Lady India.
(d) He wants Isabelle to fall in love with Frederic.

11. What is the room filled with?
(a) Ballroom guests.
(b) Hothouse flowers.
(c) Suitcases and trunks.
(d) Balloons.

12. Who enters Act 1, Scene 2 with a guest list?
(a) Madame Desmortes.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Diana.
(d) Capulet.

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

14. After Frederic and Diana exit the stage in the first scene, who enters?
(a) Patrice and Hugo.
(b) Lady India and Patrice.
(c) Madame Desmortes and Joshua.
(d) Lady India and Joshua.

15. Who confirms that no one suspects Hugo's plan?
(a) Diana.
(b) Frederic.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Madame Desmortes.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Madame Desmortes congratulate Romainville?

2. How has the scenery changed from Scene 1 to Scene 2?

3. Who do Hugo and Romainville discuss in the first scene?

4. What does Hugo say in Act 1, Scene 2 are his feelings for Isabelle?

5. Romainville convinces Madame Desmortes of what, regarding Isabelle?

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