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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Giving up on following Tony's directions, what does Marlow do?
(a) He says they can sleep in the carriage.
(b) He suggests they return to London.
(c) He asks the landlord for a room for the night.
(d) He tells Hastings that this is why he never stopped to ask directions.

2. When Mrs. Hardcastle tries to get Tony to say home one night, where is he planning to go?
(a) The Cock and Bull pub.
(b) The Three Pigeons pub.
(c) The theater.
(d) To church.

3. What suggestion is made that the landlady might do?
(a) Make them a bed on the pub floor.
(b) Let them share her bed.
(c) Order them out of her house.
(d) Give them three chairs and a bolster in front of the fireplace.

4. What argument does the subject of age bring up between the Hardcastles?
(a) How long they have had the same furniture.
(b) The leaks in the roof.
(c) Mrs. Hardcastle's age.
(d) The holes in the carpet.

5. What does Mr. Hardcastle say the neighbors bring back from their trips to town?
(a) Vanity and affectation.
(b) Bills and bad dispositions.
(c) Useless furniture and ugly paintings.
(d) Things for which they have no use.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Hardcastle dote on?

2. Who does Constance say Marlow is?

3. Before offering to give directions to Marlow and Hastings, what does Tony want to know?

4. When Marlow and Hastings enter the Three Pigeons, Marlow is complaining about the distance they came. What does Hastings say?

5. What does Mrs. Hardcastle say their mansion looks like?

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