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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Budge play in the pageant?
(a) A traffic cop.
(b) A bus driver.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) A butcher.

2. What is the romantic comedy play that is performed in the pageant titled?
(a) Where There's a Will, There's a Way.
(b) The London Cuckolds.
(c) Love Makes a Man.
(d) The Curious Impertinent.

3. In the pageant, what is used to represent a lake?
(a) A basin.
(b) A sheet.
(c) The garden's pond.
(d) Tin foil.

4. What does William Dodge think when he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?
(a) That she will probably write to him.
(b) That she reminds him of his mother.
(c) That she doesn't know who he is.
(d) That he will never see her again.

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

6. What noise does the machine in the bushes make?
(a) Creak, creak, creak.
(b) Clunk, clunk, clunk.
(c) Chuff, chuff, chuff.
(d) Click, clicl, click.

7. In the romantic comedy, what is the name of the orphaned girl?
(a) Kalinda.
(b) Flavinda.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Arlinda.

8. What does the gramophone play after the Victorian section of the pageant?
(a) Rule Brittania.
(b) Greensleeves.
(c) God Save the King.
(d) Home, Sweet Home.

9. What is painted, in addition to the wall, on the sheet?
(a) A man on a ladder.
(b) A chest of gold.
(c) A stormy sky.
(d) A tree.

10. Who says "All that fuss about nothing!" while "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" is being performed?
(a) Mr. Oliver.
(b) An anonymous audience member.
(c) Giles.
(d) Miss La Trobe.

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

12. What does the Reverend observe about the pageant?
(a) That it has shown that humankind is hilarious.
(b) That it has shown that humankind is evil.
(c) That it has shown that humankind is united.
(d) That it has shown that humankind is flawed.

13. While having dessert, what does Mr. Oliver say about the play?
(a) It was a triumph.
(b) It was too ambitious.
(c) It was ridiculous.
(d) It was a waste of money.

14. What is Lady Harraden's second scheme to get Flavinda's father's wealth?
(a) That Lady Harraden will kill Flavinda.
(b) That Lady Harraden will steal from Flavinda.
(c) That Lady Harraden will seduce Valentine.
(d) That Lady Harraden will marry Lilyliver.

15. What makes Isa angry about Giles when she sees him in the barn?
(a) His rudeness towards Mrs. Manresa.
(b) His coldness towards his son.
(c) His infidelity.
(d) He has dirtied his suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who particularly likes the portion of the pageant that starts right after the intermission?

2. Who leaves Lady Harraden at the end of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?

3. Of whom does Mrs. Swithin say "[They] put a dagger on the table and that's a battle"?

4. In the romantic comedy, what is the occupation of the man that the girl's aunt wants her to marry?

5. Around what year is the scene featuring Edgar and Eleanor set?

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