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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What joke does Tony play on Hastings and Marlow?.
(a) He gives them directions to Hardcastle's house but tells them it is an inn.
(b) He tells them that Hardcastle and his daughter have gone to Paris.
(c) He sends someone out to loosen the reins on their horses.
(d) He puts something in their ale that will put them to sleep.

2. What hinders Marlow from seeking a wife?
(a) He has no one to arrange a marriage for him.
(b) His preference for barmaids.
(c) He fears he cannot endure an arranged marriage.
(d) Going through the terrors of a formal courtship.

3. 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.

4. Of what does Marlow envy Hastings?
(a) His ability to play the lute and sing.
(b) His wealth and title.
(c) His skill at writing love poems.
(d) His ability to captivate any woman.

5. 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) The most eligable bachelor in London.
(d) A royal in line for the throne.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As soon as Hardcastle is out of sight, what do the servants begin saying?

4. Anxious to be off, what does Marlow ask Tony?

5. Where does Diggory say he learned how to hold his hands?

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