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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the focus of the play?
(a) The history of England.
(b) A family of musical geniuses.
(c) A great Greek tragedy.
(d) Great women in history.

2. Who makes up the acting troupe?
(a) Relatives of the Olivers'.
(b) Ordinary villagers.
(c) Actors from London.
(d) School children.

3. What is Mr. Oliver's religious belief?
(a) He is an atheist.
(b) He is Polytheistic.
(c) He is agnostic.
(d) He is Pantheistic.

4. How does Isa feel about Mr. Haines?
(a) Isa is annoyed by Mr. Haines.
(b) Isa is attracted to Mr. Haines.
(c) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is a brute.
(d) Isa thinks Mr. Haines is witty.

5. What does Isa say she has ordered for the coming event?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beef.

6. What does Lucy Swithin like to read about?
(a) Nature.
(b) History.
(c) Animals.
(d) Utopias.

7. Who is especially enlivened by Mrs. Manresa's presence?
(a) William.
(b) Mr. Oliver.
(c) Captain Mayhew.
(d) Isa.

8. What does Giles Oliver do for a living?
(a) Giles is a lawyer.
(b) Giles is a film producer.
(c) Giles is a writer.
(d) Giles is a stockbroker.

9. Who does Giles fume about having to spend time with after arriving at Pointz Hall?
(a) Old fogies.
(b) Troublemakers.
(c) Deviants.
(d) Country folk.

10. Who laughs at Mrs. Swithin's odd manner?
(a) Mr. Oliver.
(b) Isa.
(c) Young nobles.
(d) George.

11. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?
(a) Isa's plans for the menu.
(b) Isa's son, George.
(c) The weather.
(d) The people invited to the event.

12. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

13. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?
(a) Stopping the play at a high point.
(b) Being unable to make an announcement to the audience.
(c) Forgetting to turn the stagelights on in time.
(d) Having to cut one of the scenes.

14. Which of the following is a problem William is facing?
(a) A loveless marriage.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) A gambling problem.
(d) A serious illness.

15. What religious figure appears in the pageant?
(a) A priest.
(b) A pope.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What awkward moment occurs during the play?

2. What is 'the old wall'?

3. What is Mrs. Sands' tea said to taste like?

4. What does the cook prepare for the event preparers?

5. What does the first player who comes out on stage represent?

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