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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosamund indicate her concern is based on?
(a) The prophecy.
(b) A dream.
(c) The fortuneteller's words.
(d) Her gut feelings.

2. What news does the messenger bring to Ma and Pa?
(a) They are being evicted from their home.
(b) They are being summoned to meet the king.
(c) Manure needs to meet with them in private.
(d) Manure has brought them up on charges.

3. Where do Rosamond and Buggerless go to hide?
(a) Cavern in the hills.
(b) To a building near the cemetary.
(c) Nearby kingdom.
(d) Hut in the village.

4. What do Ma and Manure want Pa to do with the money?
(a) Pay those that helped him richly.
(b) Distribute it to the people to celebrate his success.
(c) Divide it among themselves evenly.
(d) Hide it so that if he is overthrown they do not lose it.

5. How does Wenceslas plan on attending the parade?
(a) Without any soldiers or protection.
(b) Without armor or a sword.
(c) Without his wife or sons to better protect them.
(d) With his other two sons to protect him.

6. What are the people doing that helps to form Ma's opinion of them?
(a) Calling for her husband's head.
(b) Begging for the return of the king.
(c) Fighting over the gold.
(d) Cheering for her husband.

7. What reason does the person give for wanting the king to change his mind?
(a) The king needs as many loyal people as possible near him.
(b) Pa is indeed a vulgar man and deserved what he got.
(c) All of the children should be present at such an event.
(d) It is not fair to punish the boy by missing the parade.

8. What does Buggerless do right after he witnesses the attack?
(a) He takes his mother away.
(b) He runs out to help.
(c) He calls out the window to the soldiers.
(d) He prays with his mother.

9. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?
(a) Pa loses his temper.
(b) Pa takes back his offer to make Manure a duke.
(c) Pa walks away.
(d) Pa punches Manure in the face.

10. What does Ma Ubu want Pa to do?
(a) Get a new job in Poland.
(b) Murder King Wenceslas.
(c) Run for president of England.
(d) Make a plan and stick to it.

11. What does Pa complain about in regards to the menu?
(a) How much it will cost.
(b) That it doesn't taste very good.
(c) How long it took to make.
(d) That there is nothing there that he likes.

12. What does Pa return with?
(a) His favorite green candle.
(b) An unmentionable brush.
(c) A special cake for Captain Manure.
(d) Another dish Ma made.

13. What do the Captain and other guests do when Pa goes out?
(a) Talk louder.
(b) Make fun of him.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Laugh.

14. These two scenes are more of a what and less of a parody?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Satire.
(c) Drama.
(d) Intrigue.

15. How does Pa describe Ma to the king?
(a) Old woman.
(b) Old hag.
(c) Loving wife.
(d) Beautiful woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa joke about before he starts eating?

2. How does Ma feel about her actions and success at convincing Pa to follow her plan?

3. What do the people involved in the plan argue over?

4. What do soliloquys offer to the audience?

5. Whose idea does Pa say it is to throw money into the crowd?

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