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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 Marlow tell Hardcastle about his servants.
(a) They are just playing drunk for some fun.
(b) They are his father's servants and he cannot control them.
(c) They are under his orders to drink as much as they can.
(d) He will discipline them harshly.

2. How does Marlow say he saw Kate?
(a) He saw her without emotion and parted without regret.
(b) He saw her only as a bonnet.
(c) He saw her as a simple-minded gold digger.
(d) He saw her as a witless girl.

3. What is Kate's plan for Marlow?
(a) She plans to keep up his delusion.
(b) She plans to make Marlow think she loves Hastings.
(c) She plans to trick Marlow into marrying her.
(d) She plans to pretend to be Kate's sister.

4. What has Tony done with his mother and Constance?
(a) Knocked them unconscious and brought them back.
(b) He put his mother out fifteen miles away and returned with Constance.
(c) Tied them to a tree about twenty miles away.
(d) Driven them around in circles for hours and returned home.

5. How does Mrs. Hardcastle show her blind love of her son, Tony?
(a) She gives him a fortune.
(b) She buys him the latest fashion clothes.
(c) She orders a painting done of him.
(d) She says he could charm the birds from the trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marlow now fear?

2. How is Hastings shocked by Marlow?

3. Who enters while Kate is struggling to get her hand away from Marlow?

4. How does Marlow ask Kate for a kiss?

5. What is Tony's condition when he finally appears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Hardcastle react to seeing Marlow holding his daughter's hand?

2. What is going on between Mr. Hardcastle and Sir Charles as they come into the room after Mrs. Hardcastle has left with Constance?

3. Why have Marlow's servants all gotten drunk to the great displeasure of Mr. Hardcastle?

4. While the three of them--Mrs. Hardcastle, Tony, and Constance--are talking, what is the unexpected turn of events?

5. What transpires between Mr. Hardcastle and Tony in the dark?

6. When Constance cannot think of any more to read from the note, she crumples it up and hands it back to Tony. Why does he hand it back to his mother?

7. Does Mr. Hardcastle think Kate is right about young Marlow? How does he respond to Kate's request for more time to prove to him that Marlow is a proper gentleman.

8. How does Mrs. Hardcastle make an appearance in the garden.

9. How does Hardcastle respond to Kate's hope that he will forgive Marlow?

10. Outside in the back of the garden, what surprise does Hasting get when he meets Tony there?

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