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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. When Marlow and Hastings enter the Three Pigeons, Marlow is complaining about the distance they came. What does Hastings say?
(a) It was because he forgot his top hat and had to go back for it.
(b) It was because a wheel broke on the carriage and they had to haul it to London.
(c) It was because they had no roadmap to the Hardcastle estate.
(d) It was because he would not stop and ask directions.

2. What does Mrs. Hardcastle say their mansion looks like?
(a) A barracks.
(b) An inn.
(c) A barn.
(d) A museum.

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

4. Who does Mrs. Hardcastle dote on?
(a) Kate, Mr. Hardcastle's daughter.
(b) Miss Neville, Mrs. Hardcastle's niece.
(c) Tony Lumpkin, her son by her late first husband.
(d) Young Marlow, Sir Charles Marlow's son.

5. Giving up on following Tony's directions, what does Marlow do?
(a) He asks the landlord for a room for the night.
(b) He says they can sleep in the carriage.
(c) He suggests they return to London.
(d) He tells Hastings that this is why he never stopped to ask directions.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tony tell Marlow and Hastings about the owner of the inn?

4. What does Tony warn them of once they get to the inn?

5. What is Mrs. Hardcastle's complaint with her husband?

(see the answer key)

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