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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Marlow is reserved and shy.
(c) Her father says that Marlow is reputed to be quite vain.
(d) He father says that Marlow takes snuff.

2. Of what does Marlow envy Hastings?
(a) His ability to play the lute and sing.
(b) His skill at writing love poems.
(c) His wealth and title.
(d) His ability to captivate any woman.

3. What hinders Marlow from seeking a wife?
(a) Going through the terrors of a formal courtship.
(b) He has no one to arrange a marriage for him.
(c) His preference for barmaids.
(d) He fears he cannot endure an arranged marriage.

4. What is Marlow's reaction when he sees the menu for the night's supper?
(a) He is shocked, thinking it will be expensive.
(b) He cannot eat rich food at night.
(c) He thinks it is rustic food.
(d) He does not believe the menu is correct.

5. Anxious to be off, what does Marlow ask Tony?
(a) How much do you think they will charge?
(b) We are to turn right, did you say?
(c) Can we purchase some torches here?
(d) Are there any bridges to cross?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diggory say will be difficult for him?

2. What does Hardcastle say about the servants overhearing one of his funny stories?

3. What does Tony do when he discovers that Marlow and Hastings are hopelessly lost?

4. What does Mr. Hardcastle say the neighbors bring back from their trips to town?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the news Mr. Hardcastle gives his daughter about her future?

2. What is Mr. Hardcastle's first impression of Marlow and his friend Hastings?

3. Tell how Tony describes the Hardcastle family.

4. Using Mr. Hardcastle's speech at the beginning of act 3, define and explain the soliloquy.

5. Explain how the scene in the Three Pigeons is typical of an English pub.

6. How does the dialogue of the opening scene give the audience a clue as to Mrs. Hardcastle's character?

7. What is so humorous about the conversation Kate and her father have about Marlow?

8. Explain why Tony is so sure he can handle Mrs. Hardcastle.

9. Tony has the landlord give the directions which no one could possibly follow. What fun do they have when Marlow asks for a room at the Three Pigeons?

10. How does Hastings inject himself into the argument between Tony and his mother?

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