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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Julian ask whether or not someone will soon be available?
(a) To get a tour of the garden.
(b) To take photographs of him and the birds.
(c) To confess his sins.
(d) To see him for his appointment.

2. In what do the two men relish?
(a) The idea of telling Miss Alice that Julian does not like him.
(b) The idea of telling Miss Alice they are no longer interested in her plan.
(c) The idea of telling Julian about their plans, to see his reaction.
(d) The idea of telling His Eminence that the precious Julian will soon be taken from him.

3. What is said about the appropriateness of the two cardinals?
(a) They are best friends, just like the lawyer and Cardinal.
(b) There should be two in such close quarters in that particular location.
(c) They are the same color as the Cardinal.
(d) They are as dull as the Cardinal.

4. What does the butler say Miss Alice will do?
(a) She will run away with Julian.
(b) Be angry with the lawyer.
(c) Return soon.
(d) Her job.

5. What do the two discuss?
(a) The beauty of the flowers.
(b) The merits of the model, as well as the intention and purpose of having such a work created.
(c) The detail of the crucifix.
(d) The colors of the birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the butler feel about the encounter upon which he has stumbled?

2. Who was Saint Francis?

3. What becomes clearer as the first person becomes more verbal and forthright about the second?

4. What does the butler do at the sound of the chime?

5. What do they wonder if they should tell the Cardinal?

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