View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kate's plan for Marlow?
(a) She plans to pretend to be Kate's sister.
(b) She plans to keep up his delusion.
(c) She plans to make Marlow think she loves Hastings.
(d) She plans to trick Marlow into marrying her.

2. What does Tony say to Constance about the jewels now back with his mother.
(a) That Hastings will have to steal them again.
(b) That his mother will force them to marry now that she has the jewels.
(c) That she can steal them this time.
(d) That he doesn't know where she has put them this time.

3. When Tony hands the letter to his mother, what does Constance do?
(a) She calls Mrs. Hardcastle mother and says she should help her.
(b) She says that she hears Mr. Hardcastle coming.
(c) She faints.
(d) She snatches the letter away and pretends to read.

4. Who enters with a letter for Tony?
(a) Diggory.
(b) Hastings.
(c) Mr. Hardcastle.
(d) Kate.

5. What does Mrs. Hardcastle not recognize as Tony and Constance banter back and forth?
(a) How their faces reveal their true love.
(b) How they do not seem to listen to one another.
(c) How nervous they are around her.
(d) The sarcasm in their declarations of love for each other.

6. What does Marlow do in front of his father?
(a) Demand to see the barmaid.
(b) Offer to pay for any damages done to Hardcastle's property.
(c) Rant at the cruelty of his deception.
(d) Asks Mr. Hardcastle's forgiveness one more time.

7. Why does Mr. Hardcastle not go back into the house?
(a) He hasn't finished his walk.
(b) He wants to find out how Tony got so muddy.
(c) He is sure he heard two voices and wants to know who else is there.
(d) He thinks there is someone with a gun in the thicket.

8. When Kate arrives, how does her testimony conflict with young Marlow's?
(a) She says that he insulted her.
(b) She says that they never met.
(c) She says that they have met many times.
(d) She says that he proposed marriage and she turned him down.

9. What does Constance attempt to do?
(a) Get Tony to read the letter later.
(b) Knock the letter into the fireplace.
(c) Pour water on the letter so that the ink runs.
(d) Get Mrs. Hardcastle away by telling her a story about Tony.

10. What does the maid question about Kate's plan?
(a) Whether Kate can get her father to agree to her plan.
(b) Whether she can act the part of a barmaid.
(c) Whether Marlow will stay in the house.
(d) Whether Constance will go along with the sceme.

11. When Sir Charles questions Kate, what does she say about his son's behavior toward her?
(a) She says he stammered and stuttered and made eyes at her.
(b) She says he gave the standard courtship speech and professed his love.
(c) She says he pressed her to elope with him.
(d) She says that he talked like he would talk to a barmaid.

12. Why is Marlow so sure that Kate will surrender herself to him?
(a) She sent him a note to meet her later.
(b) Her eyes tell him that she is interested in him.
(c) She is toying with him by not allowing him to kiss her.
(d) She invited him up to see her embroidery which he takes as a sexual meaning.

13. What is Tony's problem with the letter?
(a) It is too dark in the room.
(b) He doesn't have his glasses.
(c) He doesn't read French.
(d) He cannot read handwriting.

14. How does Hardcastle give Marlow a hard time?
(a) Suggesting he has been flirting with the barmaid.
(b) Insisting that he knows what has passed between him and Kate.
(c) Insisting that he pay for the wine his servants drank.
(d) Saying that Sir Charles has already committed him to marry Kate.

15. What is in the letter?
(a) A court summons in a murder case.
(b) A message from Hastings about the elopement.
(c) A bill for Tony's gambling debts.
(d) A message about finding the jewels again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Marlow insist he had an interview with Kate?

2. Where is Hastings waiting for Tony?

3. What does Mrs. Hardcastle discover when she goes to help Tony with the robber?

4. Where does Tony tell his mother that they are located?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 812 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample