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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isa listen to as she crosses the lawn after the end of the pageant?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Children laughing.
(c) The singing birds.
(d) The actors grumbling about Miss La Trobe.

2. How does nature interfere with the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) Wind blows the set dressings down.
(c) Birds swoop down at the audience.
(d) A dog chases a fox through the audience.

3. In the evening, what does Isa do in the sitting room?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Reads a book.
(c) Looks through a catalog.
(d) Works on her sewing.

4. What are Edgar and Eleanor both dedicated to?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) Missionary work.
(c) Protecting wildlife.
(d) Country life.

5. What does Miss La Trobe shout at the villagers while they are singing, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?
(a) "Exit stage left! Left!"
(b) "Louder! Louder!"
(c) "Show some emotion!"
(d) "Smile! Smile!"

6. What is Mr. Oliver's laughter after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ends compared to?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A monkey.

7. Who does Isa look for after the end of the pageant?
(a) The man in white.
(b) The man in black.
(c) The man in blue.
(d) The man in grey.

8. What is the sheet painted to resemble a wall supposed to represent?
(a) Stability.
(b) Civilization.
(c) Progress.
(d) Safety.

9. How do Giles, Isa and William all feel inside while they wait for the pageant to resume?
(a) Desperately unhappy.
(b) Excited.
(c) Content.
(d) Tired.

10. What does the narrator say Giles and Isa will do before they sleep?
(a) Tuck their children into bed.
(b) Confess their secrets.
(c) Have a glass of warm milk.
(d) Fight.

11. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what quiets the crowd?
(a) Miss La Trobe shouting from across the lawn.
(b) A chime.
(c) An actor appearing on the stage.
(d) Music.

12. What does Lilyliver complain about?
(a) Indigestion.
(b) The heat.
(c) Gout.
(d) His bad back.

13. According to the young woman who takes to the stage, who or what "leaning on his sickle, stands amazed?"
(a) Winter.
(b) Death.
(c) Time.
(d) A farmer.

14. After the pageant, who carries flowers to her husband's grave?
(a) Mrs. Chetwood.
(b) Mrs. Chalmers.
(c) Mrs. Clopton.
(d) Mrs. Carter.

15. What is used to get the audience's attention and stops them from dispersing after the final act of the pageant?
(a) A megaphone.
(b) A cow bell.
(c) A rope.
(d) A firework.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what does the young woman who takes to the stage personify?

2. How does Albert create the sound of horses' hooves?

3. What does William Dodge think when he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?

4. What is Lady Harraden's second scheme to get Flavinda's father's wealth?

5. What does the gramophone play after the Victorian section of the pageant?

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