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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the landlord say about available accommodations?
(a) He says they are welcome to sleep in the barn.
(b) He says there is only one bed with three men in it already.
(c) He says they can have the bridal suite.
(d) He says they can sit down and put their heads on a table.

2. What reaction does Marlow and Hastings have about the mansion they suppose is an inn?
(a) It is well-looking and credible.
(b) It has fallen into a state of ruin.
(c) It looks too much like a regular house.
(d) It is better than they had hoped for.

3. Before offering to give directions to Marlow and Hastings, what does Tony want to know?
(a) If they need to see Hardcastle right away.
(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 have servants traveling with them.

4. How is the scene in the Three Pigeons a satire on sentimental comedy?
(a) The characters serve as a chorus as in Greek comedy.
(b) The sentiments are only on drinking.
(c) The dialogue is high toned.
(d) The characters are all commoners and not genteel.

5. What suggestion is made that the landlady might do?
(a) Give them three chairs and a bolster in front of the fireplace.
(b) Order them out of her house.
(c) Make them a bed on the pub floor.
(d) Let them share her bed.

6. What funny comment does Hardcastle make to the audience about the behavior of Marlow and Hastings?
(a) No wonder Sir Charles was anxious to send his son to the country.
(b) If he were not Sir Charles' son, I'd send him packing.
(c) It may be modern modesty but looks like old-fashioned impudence.
(d) Next thing he'll want me to fluff his pillows.

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

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

9. Why is Mrs. Hardcastle trying to make a match between Tony and Constance?
(a) Tony needs to settle down before he gets too old.
(b) Constance stands to inherit a title.
(c) Constance inherited a fortune in jewels.
(d) Tony has never been able to attract a woman.

10. What does Tony say his mother would part with before she gave up the jewels?
(a) The last sound tooth in her head.
(b) Her latest Paris fashions.
(c) Her husband, Mr. Hardcastle.
(d) Her favorite son.

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

12. Who comes to visit Kate as she is contemplating the evening and meeting Marlow?
(a) Mrs. Hardcastle wanting to know what her husband told Kate.
(b) The maid with a glass of milk.
(c) Tony Lumpkin, her stepbrother.
(d) Constance Neville, her best friend.

13. When Kate agrees to accept the young man if he asks for her hand, how does her father tease her?
(a) He says that the young man might be mentally retarded.
(b) He says that the young man may be deformed in some way.
(c) He says that it's more than an even wager that he won't have her.
(d) He says that as her father he might not give his consent.

14. Hardcastle does not recognize the insults at first and attempts to do what?
(a) Get them to sit at a table.
(b) Enter into a conversation with Marlow and Hastings.
(c) Advise them about their dress.
(d) Order Marlow and Hastings to sit down.

15. Why does Constance not believe that Mrs. Hardcastle has lost her jewels?
(a) Because she knows where Mrs. Harcastle keeps them.
(b) Because Mrs. Hardcastle knows the value of the jewels.
(c) Because she has them herself.
(d) Because Tony told her they are not lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tony urge his mother to tell Constance about the jewels?

2. What hinders Marlow from seeking a wife?

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

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

5. What names has Mr. Hardcastle been calling Tony for almost a year?

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