View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Patrice and Lady India do what throughout their conversation?
(a) Dance a tango.
(b) Eat canapes.
(c) Have a physical fight.
(d) Kiss.

2. What does Joshua promise Messerschmann at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) He will help Messerschmann win the love of Diana.
(b) He wil try to repair or replace the torn money.
(c) He will make the long distance call when Messerschmann is ready.
(d) He will help Messerschmann win the love of Isabelle.

3. What is Isabelle's occupation?
(a) Maid.
(b) Ballet dancer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Opera singer.

4. One character complains about what at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her advanced age.
(b) Her dress.
(c) Her frustration in love.
(d) Money.

5. Why is Isabelle sad after her actions with Messerschmann in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She does not want to marry Messerschmann.
(b) The money could have been given to the poor.
(c) She could have kept the money.
(d) She wishes no harm to Hugo.

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

7. Which other character is involved in the pig iron industry, without controlling it?
(a) Romainville.
(b) Madame Desmortes.
(c) Messerschmann.
(d) Hugo.

8. What is Patrice worried about in Act 2?
(a) Messerschmann might discover his affair with Lady India.
(b) Frederic might marry Diana.
(c) Lady India might fall in love with one of the twins.
(d) Frederic might not marry Diana.

9. Who are the twins?
(a) Hugo and Frederic.
(b) Hugo and Joshua.
(c) Hugo and Romainville.
(d) Frederic and Joshua.

10. What does Hugo want Isabelle to do following the fake duel?
(a) Leave the estate.
(b) Throw herself into the lake.
(c) Throw herself into the rhododendrons.
(d) Marry Messerschmann.

11. Which two characters enter the conservatory first in Act 2?
(a) Madame Desmortes and Hugo.
(b) Hugo and Isabelle.
(c) Patrice and Lady India.
(d) Capulet and Madame Desmortes.

12. In Act 2, who does Hugo tell Diana that he was with yesterday?
(a) Messerschmann.
(b) Patrice.
(c) Lady India.
(d) Frederic.

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

14. What does Hugo plan to do with the new suitor for Isabelle?
(a) Banish him from the ball.
(b) Challenge him to a duel.
(c) Encourage Isabelle to fall in love with him.
(d) Encourage Diana to fall in love with him.

15. Who does Diana order to follow her out of the conservatory in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Frederic.
(b) Madame Desmortes.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Joshua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Messerschmann is a native of what country?

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

3. What possibility does Capulet hint at to Madame Desmortes in Act 2?

4. The main character in Messerschmann's story is known for what?

5. Who kisses Isabelle?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 474 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample