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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. When Kate agrees to accept the young man if he asks for her hand, how does her father tease her?
(a) He says that it's more than an even wager that he won't have her.
(b) He says that as her father he might not give his consent.
(c) He says that the young man might be mentally retarded.
(d) He says that the young man may be deformed in some way.

2. What has Kate promised her father about her dress in the evenings?
(a) That she will wear a dancing costume in the evenings.
(b) That she will only dress up in the evenings.
(c) That she will not wear jewelry in the evenings.
(d) That she will wear simply country housewife clothes.

3. What is Tony's one word admonition to the landlord of the pub?
(a) Mum!
(b) Wait!
(c) Don't forget!
(d) Help!

4. What names has Mr. Hardcastle been calling Tony for almost a year?
(a) Pigeon lover and turkey neck.
(b) Whelp and hound.
(c) Dumb and dirty.
(d) Fat and sassy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to visit Kate as she is contemplating the evening and meeting Marlow?

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

4. What does Tony do when he discovers that Marlow and Hastings are hopelessly lost?

5. What does the landlord say about available accommodations?

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