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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sir Lucius looking for?
(a) Captain Absolute.
(b) Mrs Malaprop.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Sir Absolute.

2. Who tries to talk Acres out of the duel?
(a) Jack.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Acres' father.
(d) His servant, David.

3. What did Sherdian experience in his own life?
(a) sickness.
(b) the love of women.
(c) writing poetry.
(d) dueling.

4. What else does Acres ask of Jack?
(a) For him to be a great friend.
(b) Jack's opinion on his new clothes.
(c) For him to be his second in the duel.
(d) For Jack to get him a new outfit.

5. Where will the duel be held?
(a) Hallows Hills.
(b) Stone Park.
(c) King's Mead Fields.
(d) Tower Meadow.

6. Was Sheridan familiar with courting practices of the time?
(a) Yes, he married Elizabeth Linsely .
(b) No, he never married.
(c) Yes, he eloped with a woman he loved.
(d) No, he was forced into marriage.

7. How Do Lydia and Jack reveal their thoughts to the rest of the room?
(a) They communicate directly to each other.
(b) They speak directly to the audience.
(c) They do not say how they feel.
(d) They write poems to express their feelings .

8. Why is Jack so forlorn?
(a) Faulkland no longer will speak with him .
(b) Lydia has rejected him.
(c) He has lost all his money.
(d) He lost in title.

9. What is Jack's explanation for his sword?
(a) He is praciticing his fencing techniques.
(b) He is going to duel.
(c) That he is wooing Lydia with her romantic tendencies.
(d) He wants to kill himself .

10. As Faulkland enters, what does Jack say he will let Sir Lucius do?
(a) Be his friend.
(b) Carry him home.
(c) Cut his throat.
(d) Shoot him.

11. Why is Lydia stunned to meet the new suitor?
(a) She was never supposed to marry anyone.
(b) Beverly seems to be her new suitor .
(c) She wants to die a widow.
(d) She wishes she was with Acres.

12. Who informs Julia and Lydia of the impending duels?
(a) Mrs. Malaprop.
(b) Sir Anthony.
(c) Jack.
(d) Acres .

13. How do the women stop the fight?
(a) They appeal to the men with their womanly wiles.
(b) Lydia claims she will only marry Jack.
(c) They let the men fight .
(d) They throw themselevs in front of others .

14. What does Sir Anthony think of the ruse his son has put on?
(a) He hates Jack for the prank.
(b) He thinks Lydia is a silly girl to not love his son.
(c) He thinks it's funny.
(d) He does not understand why Jack has played the trick.

15. Does Mrs. Malaprop wish to cooperate with the plan?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) No because she wants Jack for herself .
(d) Only if it suits her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lydia feel about the situation?

2. Why does Jack refuse to speak?

3. How do the two women leave the room?

4. Who does Acres get to deliver the challenge?

5. What is amazing in this scene?

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