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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Marlow insist he had an interview with Kate?

2. Why does Mr. Hardcastle not go back into the house?

3. How does Marlow say he saw Kate?

4. What does Marlow tell Hardcastle about his servants.

5. What does Mrs. Hardcastle discover when she goes to help Tony with the robber?

Short Essay Questions

1. What immediate plans do Hastings and Constance make after he tells her Tony has given him the jewels?

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

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

4. Describe the conflict between Constance and Tony now that Mrs. Hardcastle has the jewels back?

5. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?

6. How does Constance attempt to stop Mrs. Hardcastle from reading the note?

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

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

9. When Marlow speaks again to Kate, how does he behave?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the 18th century British carriages. Specifically look up the post or mail coach that is mentioned several times in the play. In your paper describe the carriages and the social implications in the culture of the times. Write about how these carriages were precursors of modern luxury means of transportation.

Essay Topic 2

Tony is unmoved by his mother's attempts to marry him off to Constance. He only has eyes for the barmaid Bet Bouncer. Marlow dislikes Kate when they first meet but falls hard for Kate as a barmaid. Using those examples, write an essay entitled Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder.

Essay Topic 3

Sarcasm is often a stock-in-trade in comedies. Sarcasm usually takes the form of using words with an underlying meaning just the opposite of what is being said. Using the dialogue between Mr. Hardcastle and his wife when they are talking about Tony, and the dialogue between Mr. Hardcastle and Kate when they are talking about Marlow, identify the sarcasm and explain why it is so funny in each case.

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