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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 Kate say about Marlow?
(a) That he appeared to be a simpleton.
(b) That she expected something extraordinary and she was quite surprised by him.
(c) That he was rude and callous and she wanted him to go away.
(d) That she didn't know he was Hastings' best friend.

2. What sort of sales pitch does Mr. Hardcastle make to his daughter?
(a) He praises a young man who is coming to visit.
(b) He begs her to spend less on clothes.
(c) He offers to send her to the university.
(d) He wants her to learn to cook.

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

4. How interested is Hardcastle in politics?
(a) He is an avid follower of politics.
(b) Not at all because it frets him.
(c) He favors the Tories.
(d) He is an avid Liberal.

5. What does Tony tell Marlow and Hastings about the owner of the inn?
(a) He tells them that the old man loves to play tricks on his guests.
(b) He tells them that the owner is away and there are imposters in the inn.
(c) He says that he is closing the inn and fancies himself a country gentleman.
(d) He tells them that the old man is a lunatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marlow's plan for meeting Kate Hardcastle?

2. What does Mr. Hardcastle call his home?

3. When Marlow and Hastings enter the Three Pigeons, Marlow is complaining about the distance they came. What does Hastings say?

4. What comment does Mr. Hardcastle make to his daughter, Kate, seeing her dressed in the latest fashion.

5. What argument does the subject of age bring up between the Hardcastles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the initial conversation between Hastings and Mrs. Hardcastle.

2. What does Hastings really want to discuss with Tony?

3. Tell how Tony describes the Hardcastle family.

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

5. What clue does the landlord give in the muttered line that Tony is a damn'd mischievous son of a whore?

6. When Mrs. Hardcastle sees Tony and Constance together, what does she assume?

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

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

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

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

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