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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. Who does Constance say Marlow is?
(a) The son of her father's dearest friend.
(b) The most intimate friend of her admirer, Mr. Hastings.
(c) A royal in line for the throne.
(d) The most eligable bachelor in London.

2. Who comes to visit Kate as she is contemplating the evening and meeting Marlow?
(a) Mrs. Hardcastle wanting to know what her husband told Kate.
(b) Constance Neville, her best friend.
(c) Tony Lumpkin, her stepbrother.
(d) The maid with a glass of milk.

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

4. Anxious to be off, what does Marlow ask Tony?
(a) Are there any bridges to cross?
(b) How much do you think they will charge?
(c) We are to turn right, did you say?
(d) Can we purchase some torches here?

5. How is the scene in the Three Pigeons a satire on sentimental comedy?
(a) The sentiments are only on drinking.
(b) The characters serve as a chorus as in Greek comedy.
(c) The characters are all commoners and not genteel.
(d) The dialogue is high toned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What joke does Tony play on Hastings and Marlow?.

2. What is Tony looking forward to in the near future?

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

4. What argument does the subject of age bring up between the Hardcastles?

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

(see the answer key)

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