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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hardcastle cannot stand any more, what does he do?
(a) He orders Marlow to leave his house.
(b) He challenges Marlow to a duel.
(c) He sends for the sheriff.
(d) He gets drunk himself.

2. What do Hastings and Marlow believe?
(a) That they might stay over one more night.
(b) That they must get away from Hardcastle.
(c) That what Tony told them about the innkeeper is true.
(d) That Hardcastle can tell them which way to go to find Kate.

3. What does Tony tell his mother when he spies Mr. Hardcastle walking that way?
(a) He tells her to go back to the horsepond and wait for him.
(b) He tells her to hide and he will stand guard.
(c) He tells her there are a gang of thieves headed their way.
(d) He tells her a highwayman is coming and she should hide in the thicket.

4. What dichotomy does Marlow bewail?
(a) You cannot pay upper class women the same as you do the lower class.
(b) An impudent man may fake modesty, but a modest man cannot fake impudence.
(c) Lower class women do not expect marriage like the upper class.
(d) Low class women are not bound by the reserve of upper class women.

5. What does Mrs. Hardcastle think when she catches Tony and Constance together?
(a) That they need to be separated.
(b) That they are in love with each other.
(c) That they are playing games with her.
(d) That they are only after the jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hardcastle's reaction when Kate enters the room?

2. Where is Hastings waiting for Tony?

3. What subterfuge do Constance and Tony carry out when Mrs. Hardcastle is in the room?

4. What is Tony's condition when he finally appears?

5. What does Tony do when his mother is so upset?

(see the answer key)

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