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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tony calm down Constance?
(a) He makes a joke to make her laugh.
(b) He promises to find the jewels.
(c) He tells her that Hastings has the jewels.
(d) He gives her brandy to drink.

2. What does Tony urge his mother to tell Constance about the jewels?
(a) That they are lost and he will bear witness.
(b) That she had them appraised and they are all fake.
(c) That she will give them to her when she marries Tony.
(d) That she sold them and the money is spent.

3. Left behind as Hardcastle and Marlow go to the bedrooms, who does Hastings see?
(a) Diggory.
(b) Constance Neville.
(c) Mrs. Hardcastle.
(d) Kate Hardcastle.

4. As the play opens, who are the two characters who enter from the right?
(a) The maid and Mrs. Hardcastle
(b) Kate and Marlow
(c) Marlow and Hastings
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle

5. 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 going to look out of the window.
(d) By keeping their backs to him.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Does Mr. Hardcastle think he might change his mind about Marlow?
(a) Yes, if Sir Charles comes and straightens his son out.
(b) Yes, because Kate might end up being an old maid.
(c) No, he trusts his first impression.
(d) No, because he will not give him a chance to apologize.

14. What does Hardcastle assume from Kate's comments about Marlow?
(a) That she must have met someone else.
(b) That Marlow knows how to speak with a lady.
(c) That she finds him as objectionable as he does.
(d) That her judgement is failing her.

15. Who does Constance say Marlow is?
(a) A royal in line for the throne.
(b) The son of her father's dearest friend.
(c) The most eligable bachelor in London.
(d) The most intimate friend of her admirer, Mr. Hastings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refreshment does Marlow ask of Hardcastle?

2. What comment does the landlord of the Three Pigeons make about Hardcastle's inn?

3. What does Kate say to Constance about her brother Tony?

4. How does Hardcastle finally get the attention of Marlow and Hastings?

5. What does Hastings say about Marlow in the company of women of reputation?

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