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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. Seeing the good furniture, what does Hasting fear?
(a) That they will be overcharged for their stay.
(b) That it is an antique shop.
(c) That this might not be an inn after all.
(d) That the beds will be hard and uncomfortable.

2. 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.

3. Tired of humoring Hardcastle, what blunder does Marlow make?
(a) He offers Hardcastle a tip for the punch.
(b) He demands to be taken to the dining room.
(c) He orders Hardcastle to unpack his bags.
(d) He demands to know what's for supper.

4. What does Mr. Hardcastle say the neighbors bring back from their trips to town?
(a) Vanity and affectation.
(b) Useless furniture and ugly paintings.
(c) Bills and bad dispositions.
(d) Things for which they have no use.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hardcastle does not recognize the insults at first and attempts to do what?

2. What does Mr. Hardcastle call his home?

3. Why is Tony suddenly brave enough to play a prank on Hardcastle and his guests.

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

5. What is Tony looking forward to in the near future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is happening simultaneously as Tony runs in with the casket of jewels?

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

4. Tell how Tony describes the Hardcastle family.

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

6. How is Mr. Hardcastle different from his wife?

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

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

9. What does Marlow say to Hastings about his ability with women?

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

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