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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. When does Mrs. Hardcastle insist will be the time for Constance to wear jewels?
(a) Only when she's presented at court.
(b) Only when she has paste copies of them.
(c) When she is in her forties and her beauty needs repairing.
(d) They are for looking at and not for wearing.

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

3. What is so amusing about the way Kate and her father describe Marlow?
(a) It sounds as though they are not talking about the same man.
(b) They agree completely about Marlow.
(c) They are not listening to each other.
(d) They can hardly contain their laughter at the man.

4. What is Hardcastle's reaction when Kate enters the room?
(a) That she must stay in her room until Marlow departs.
(b) He is pleased with the modesty of her dress as they had agreed.
(c) That she will hate him for recommending Marlow to her.
(d) That she must leave at once and go to London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Hardcastle's state of mind when she returns to the living room?

2. What does Tony tell Marlow and Hastings about the owner of the inn?

3. What does Tony say his mother would part with before she gave up the jewels?

4. What joke does Tony play on Hastings and Marlow?.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain Tony's trickery with Mrs. Hardcastle when Constance is pressing her to relinquish her jewels.

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

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