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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 46 - 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mrs. Swithin and Mr. Oliver wonder about in regards to the event?
(a) Whether the band will show up.
(b) How many people will attend.
(c) How the weather will be.
(d) Whether the food will be prepared in time.

2. Where does Miss La Trobe want the pageant to take place?
(a) At her own house.
(b) In the grand ballroom.
(c) At the village center.
(d) On the terrace.

3. Who does Eliza Clark play in the pageant?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Queen Victoria.

4. What does Mrs. Swithin ask Isa about after speaking to Mr. Oliver about the event?
(a) Whether Isa has read a particular book.
(b) Whether Mr. Oliver has been looking pale lately.
(c) Isa's ideas for decorating for the event.
(d) The well-being of Isa's children.

5. What does Eliza Clark sell?
(a) Wool.
(b) Books.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?

2. What country is "Between the Acts" set in?

3. Why did someone supposedly drown themselves in the lily pond?

4. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

5. Who helps the younger neighbors set up for the event?

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