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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hugo annoyed with Isabelle at the ball?
(a) She flirted with Romainville.
(b) She is too friendly with Diana.
(c) She flirted with Frederic.
(d) She does not use proper etiquette.

2. Who does Diana think she saw kissing Isabelle?
(a) Messerschmann.
(b) Frederic.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Joshua.

3. What does Frederic tell Isabelle about Hugo in Act 2?
(a) He is a ladies' man.
(b) He is having an affair.
(c) He is married.
(d) He is shy around women.

4. How does Isabelle respond to Frederic's offer?
(a) She accepts his offer.
(b) She does not want Hugo to know she is leaving.
(c) She does not want Hugo to know any of her secrets.
(d) She says there is no longer any need to tell Hugo of her love.

5. What does Messerschmann plan to do after committing financial suicide?
(a) Return to his native country and become a tailor.
(b) Return to his native country and become a builder.
(c) Stay in France and become a tailor.
(d) Stay in France and become a builder.

6. Who does Capulet say has smuggled his love interest into the ball?
(a) An older, wealthy man.
(b) The butler.
(c) A young, rich, handsome man.
(d) A married man.

7. What is the supposed rationale for Isabelle's actions following the duel?
(a) She does not want to marry anyone.
(b) She believes Hugo has been shot.
(c) She believes Frederic has been shot.
(d) She does not want to learn the result of the duel.

8. Why does Messerschmann tell this story to Joshua in Act 3?
(a) He wants to build houses in his native country.
(b) He wants to be a tailor, making coats of many colors.
(c) He intends to destroy himself along with his enemies.
(d) He now believes in God.

9. Messerschmann offers to pay Isabelle if she agrees to do what?
(a) Join his ballet company.
(b) Leave the chateau.
(c) Marry Hugo.
(d) Marry Frederic.

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

11. Which two characters have a physical fight in Act 3?
(a) Hugo and Romainville.
(b) Isabelle and Diana.
(c) Frederic and Hugo.
(d) Messerschmann and Romainville.

12. What circumstance has changed from Act 1 to Act 2?
(a) In Act 2 the ball is cancelled.
(b) In Act 2 the ball is underway.
(c) In Act 2 Frederic and Hugo appear onstage together.
(d) In Act 2 Madame Desmortes is ill.

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

14. Messerschmann has threatened to do what if Isabelle does not leave the ball at the end of Act 2?
(a) Ruin Romainville financially.
(b) Expose Isabelle's true identity.
(c) Ruin Hugo financially.
(d) Ruin Isabelle's dancing career.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Messerschmann come to understand through Isabelle?

2. Who sees Patrice and Lady India in the conservatory?

3. Which two characters repeatedly enter and exit in Act 2 while Isabelle stays in the conservatory?

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

5. Why does Messerschmann intend to commit financial suicide?

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