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

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

3. After the meal problem is settled, what demands do Marlow and Hastings make?
(a) That new mattresses be placed on their beds.
(b) That their bed chambers are aired out properly.
(c) That their beds are positioned facing East.
(d) That they go see to the making of their beds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Hardcastle's complaint with her husband?

2. What happens when Hardcastle asks the servants about serving wine?

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

4. Mr. Hardcastle is furious with Marlow. What does he say out loud to himself about the young man?

5. Who does Constance say Marlow is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tony Lumpkins' problem with his mother and Miss Neville.

2. Why is Mr. Hardcastle training his servants?

3. Describe the argument Tony has with Mrs. Hardcastle in front of Constance and Hastings.

4. What does the audience learn right away of Kate Hardcastle's character.

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

6. Tell how Tony describes the Hardcastle family.

7. How does the audience get a picture of Tony Lumpkin before he even enters the stage?

8. Explain the hilarity when Mrs. Hardcastle discovers that the jewels are not where she left them.

9. How do Marlow and Hastings treat Mr. Hardcastle at what they suppose is an inn?

10. After looking at the night's menu, what does Marlow do?

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