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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 is Mrs. Hardcastle's complaint with her husband?
(a) They never have company come to the house.
(b) He has no taste in furniture.
(c) He doesn't dress for dinner.
(d) They do not travel to town now and then.

2. Where does Diggory say he learned how to hold his hands?
(a) In church.
(b) In the university.
(c) In the militia.
(d) In prison.

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

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

5. What is Marlow's plan for meeting Kate Hardcastle?
(a) Pretend to be a valet servant.
(b) Pretend to be very ill.
(c) Bow low, say yes and no, and not look at her face.
(d) Run away before she comes down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tony's one word admonition to the landlord of the pub?

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

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

4. What happens when Hardcastle hears a coach drive up in front of the house?

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

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