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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The play takes place in what sort of room?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Ballroom.
(c) Library.
(d) Conservatory.

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

3. What does Hugo say in Act 1, Scene 2 are his feelings for Isabelle?
(a) He thinks she is too old for him.
(b) He enjoys her sense of humor.
(c) He dislikes her.
(d) He has no romantic intentions.

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

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

6. Why does Romainville hide Isabelle's mother?
(a) To conceal her from her daughter.
(b) To conceal her from Madame Desmortes.
(c) To conceal her from her husband.
(d) To conceal her from Hugo.

7. Which character does Isabelle's mother believe is in love with Isabelle?
(a) Frederic.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Messerschmann.
(d) Patrice.

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

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

10. Who do Hugo and Romainville discuss in the first scene?
(a) Diana.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Frederic.

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

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

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

14. Whose joke upsets Frederic?
(a) Madame Desmortes'.
(b) Joshua's.
(c) Hugo's.
(d) Diana's.

15. Who does Madame Desmortes question about Isabelle?
(a) Isabelle's daughter.
(b) Romainville.
(c) Isabelle's mother.
(d) Messerschmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose honor is the ball being given?

2. What is the topic of the joke that upsets Frederic?

3. What is the birth order of the twins?

4. How does Romainville lure Isabelle's mother out of the conservatory?

5. What does the gardener intend to do with the shrubbery?

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