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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pa want to get rid of all of the guests except Captain Manure?
(a) He wants to talk to the captain alone.
(b) He knows the captain is sleeping with his wife.
(c) He has a secret to share with the captain.
(d) His wife told him to behave this way.

2. Why does Ma get angry with Pa?
(a) He is calling her names.
(b) He is using language she doesn't want her guests to hear.
(c) He is taking down the decorations that she put up.
(d) He is eating the food she is saving for her guests.

3. Where does Pa meet with King Wenceslas?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) Throne room.
(c) At his dinner table.
(d) In the garden.

4. What does Ma think will happen to her?
(a) She will be able to kill him.
(b) She will be queen.
(c) She will have money.
(d) She will have to take charge of the situation.

5. What is the main plot line in Act 1 of this play?
(a) Unfulfilled dreams.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Anger.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buggerless call Pa?

2. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?

3. What does Pa return with?

4. What do the Captain and other guests do when Pa goes out?

5. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?

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