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

2. What is Tony's composition he leads at the Three Pigeons?
(a) A raunchy limerick.
(b) A drinking song.
(c) An epic poem.
(d) A pledge of allegiance.

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

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

5. What is the one thing about the man whose name is Marlow that Kate does not particularly like?
(a) Her father says that Marlow is reputed to be quite vain.
(b) He father says that Marlow takes snuff.
(c) He father says that Marlow occasionally drinks too much.
(d) Her father says Marlow is reserved and shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the scene in the Three Pigeons a satire on sentimental comedy?

2. What reaction does Marlow and Hastings have about the mansion they suppose is an inn?

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

4. Giving up on following Tony's directions, what does Marlow do?

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

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