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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hardcastle's toast after passing out the punch?
(a) To send you on your way.
(b) To our better acquaintence.
(c) To good horses and fair ladies.
(d) To overlook your insolence.

2. Before offering to give directions to Marlow and Hastings, what does Tony want to know?
(a) If they have servants traveling with them.
(b) If they know where they are and how they got there.
(c) If they have an invitation to the Hardcastle mansion.
(d) If they need to see Hardcastle right away.

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) To church.
(c) The theater.
(d) The Three Pigeons pub.

4. What comment does the landlord of the Three Pigeons make about Hardcastle's inn?
(a) He says they have hard beds and sour wine.
(b) He says they have good beds and fine wine.
(c) He says there is a rumor that they steal from their guests while they sleep.
(d) He says they get their guests out of bed when the rooster crows each morning.

5. What does Tony warn them of once they get to the inn?
(a) The owner will want to sit and talk with them.
(b) The owner will introduce them to his talkative wife.
(c) The owner will warn them about touching his daughter.
(d) The food will be very bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tired of humoring Hardcastle, what blunder does Marlow make?

2. As the play opens, who are the two characters who enter from the right?

3. What is Mr. Hardcastle's response to Mrs. Hardcastle's complaining that he only likes old things.

4. What admonition does Hardcastle give the servants for when guests arrive?

5. What does Mr. Hardcastle expect from Diggory who was brought into the house from his work in the barn?

(see the answer key)

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