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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. Why does Mr. Hardcastle not go back into the house?
(a) He wants to find out how Tony got so muddy.
(b) He is sure he heard two voices and wants to know who else is there.
(c) He hasn't finished his walk.
(d) He thinks there is someone with a gun in the thicket.

2. What keeps Marlow from leaving Liberty Hall?
(a) The horses are not rested enough.
(b) An axle is broken on the carriage.
(c) There comes a sudden downpour.
(d) He is smitten with the barmaid, still not knowing it is Kate.

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

4. What information does Hastings' servant give him?
(a) That the post carriage broke down about a mile from the house.
(b) That Mrs. Hardcastle and Constance have returned.
(c) That a maid dressed in Constance's clothes is in the carriage with Mrs. Hardcastle.
(d) That Mrs. Hardcastle and Constance are thirty miles away already.

5. What fate is Hastings resigned to as he and Constance go back to the house.
(a) Waiting three years before they can marry.
(b) Being confronted by Sir Charles.
(c) Losing Constance to Tony.
(d) Going to prison for stealing the jewels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremy, Marlow's servant, verify?

2. How does Marlow ask Kate for a kiss?

3. Where is Hastings waiting for Tony?

4. What is in the letter?

5. What does the letter from Sir Charles Marlow indicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does Kate use to calm her father down.

2. What happens between Marlow and Kate the next time they are alone?

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

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

5. What is young Marlow's purpose in seeking out Mr. Hardcastle before he leaves the house?

6. What happens between Marlow and Hastings after Mrs. Hardcastle gets possession of the jewels once again?

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

8. What is the act Tony and Constance put on for Mrs. Hardcastle's benefit?

9. How does Kate discover the misunderstanding that has been going on in the house?

10. After Marlow leaves and Kate enters the room, what is the conversation she has with the two gentlemen?

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