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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lady India is a cousin to whom?
(a) Joshua.
(b) The twins.
(c) Madame Desmortes.
(d) Diana.

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

3. Who owns the estate where this play is set?
(a) Messerschmann.
(b) Madame Desmortes.
(c) Romainville.
(d) Hugo.

4. 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.

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

6. How does Romainville lure Isabelle's mother out of the conservatory?
(a) He pretends to be in love with her.
(b) He asks her to dance.
(c) He offers her some dinner.
(d) He promises her an unfettered view of the arriving carriages and guests.

7. What does Capulet pretend to forget so she can return to the conservatory?
(a) Her boa.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Noodles.
(d) The guest list.

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

9. What is Madame Desmortes' opinion of Diana?
(a) She is too aggressive for mild-mannered Frederic.
(b) She is perfect for Frederic.
(c) She is having an affair with Hugo.
(d) She is having an affair with Patrice.

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

11. 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 chateau rebuilt.
(b) She might as well have asked to have the rhododendrons replaced.
(c) She might as well have asked to have snow in summer.
(d) She might as well have asked to have the lake restocked with carp.

12. Isabelle is expected to make the guests believe what?
(a) That she is in love with Romainville.
(b) That she is in love with Hugo and Frederic.
(c) That she is in love with Joshua.
(d) That she is in love with Frederic.

13. Who does Madame Desmortes encourage to dance in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Hugo and Isabelle.
(b) Diana and Hugo.
(c) Frederic and Diana.
(d) Lady India and Hugo.

14. With whom does Messerschmann make his first entrance?
(a) Isabelle.
(b) Diana.
(c) Romainville.
(d) Madame Desmortes.

15. What is the first topic of conversation in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Frederic's odd sleeping habits.
(b) Money.
(c) Affairs of the heart.
(d) The upcoming ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Romainville give for inviting Isabelle to stay in a local inn?

2. Who examines the guest list in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Isabelle's mother say she told Capulet?

4. What event is about to take place at the chateau?

5. What will be Isabelle's reward for doing as Hugo requests regarding the event at the chateau?

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