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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Children's Hour, Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary blackmail Rosalie into saying she saw things she didn't?
(a) By threatening to hurt her.
(b) By promising to be her best friend.
(c) By threatening to say she stole the bracelet.
(d) By promising to give her money.

2. According to Agatha, what's a good remedy for Mary if she's ill?
(a) Seeing the doctor.
(b) A nap.
(c) Returning to school.
(d) A dose of rhubarb and soda.

3. In Act III of "The Children's Hour," what does Mrs. Tilford come to tell Karen?
(a) That she was wrong.
(b) That she's going away.
(c) That she wants the school to open again.
(d) That she's ready to die.

4. In Act III of "The Children's Hour," when does Joe pull away from Karen?
(a) When she says good-bye.
(b) When Karen leans over to kiss him.
(c) When she greets him.
(d) When she refuses to marry him.

5. What relation is Mary to Joe Cardin?
(a) He is no relation to Mary.
(b) He was once her stepfather.
(c) He's her cousin.
(d) He's her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last person that Mrs. Tilford telephones at the end of Scene 1 of Act II?

2. Who is the author of the work that Peggy is reading out loud in Act I of "The Children's Hour"?

3. Who says in "The Children's Hour" Act II, "It's not nice to frighten people by pretending to be sick when you aren't"?

4. Who does Mary demand money from at the end of Act I of "The Children's Hour"?

5. What's the usual dessert on Wednesdays at the Tilford home?

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