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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tony looking forward to in the near future?
(a) Getting even with Kate for standing between him and Constance.
(b) Going abraod for an extended vacation.
(c) Being presented at court.
(d) Coming into his inheritance of 1,500 pounds a year.

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

3. What is Tony's one word admonition to the landlord of the pub?
(a) Don't forget!
(b) Wait!
(c) Help!
(d) Mum!

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

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

6. What names has Mr. Hardcastle been calling Tony for almost a year?
(a) Pigeon lover and turkey neck.
(b) Fat and sassy.
(c) Dumb and dirty.
(d) Whelp and hound.

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

8. How do Hastings and Marlow continue to ignore Hardcastle?
(a) By discussing what to wear before they go on to meet Kate and Constance.
(b) By talking loudly to each other.
(c) By keeping their backs to him.
(d) By going to look out of the window.

9. What does Mr. Hardcastle call his home?
(a) Hardcastle Castle.
(b) Inn and Out.
(c) Liberty Hall.
(d) Upson Downs.

10. What is Mrs. Hardcastle's state of mind when she returns to the living room?
(a) She is happy because she is giving her garnets to Constance.
(b) She is nervous because she can't find the key to her bureau.
(c) She is hysterical believing the jewels to have been stolen.
(d) She is smug because she thinks she has defeated Constance.

11. 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.

12. Tired of humoring Hardcastle, what blunder does Marlow make?
(a) He demands to be taken to the dining room.
(b) He offers Hardcastle a tip for the punch.
(c) He orders Hardcastle to unpack his bags.
(d) He demands to know what's for supper.

13. As soon as Hardcastle is out of sight, what do the servants begin saying?
(a) They say they are going back to their old jobs.
(b) They say the master has lost his mind.
(c) None of them can remember his or her job.
(d) They begin arguing over which one is most important.

14. Hardcastle is stunned by their rudeness but offers what service?
(a) To alter anything on the menu.
(b) To send out for their supper.
(c) To let them go to the kitchen and prepare their own supper.
(d) To feed them only bread and water.

15. What does Hastings say about Marlow in the company of women of reputation?
(a) He turns red and cannot speak.
(b) He puts on airs that the women can see right through.
(c) He is a trembler looking like he wants to steal out of the room.
(d) He gets grand and ignores the women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Kate promised her father about her dress in the evenings?

2. Who is Hardcastle reminded of when he hears the word retreat?

3. What is Hastings' double entendre about the calf brains on the menu?

4. What is Tony's composition he leads at the Three Pigeons?

5. What has been established for Hastings in Act 3?

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