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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Mr. Oliver's country home?
(a) Pointz Hall.
(b) Clandon Park.
(c) Nostell Priory.
(d) Harewood House.

3. What kind of event does Pointz Hall host every year?
(a) A farmer's market.
(b) A fireworks display.
(c) A pageant.
(d) A fashion show.

4. How old is Mrs. Manresa?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Forty-five.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Oliver dream of?

3. How is Mrs. Manresa described?

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

5. What does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Isa and Mr. Haines?

2. Who accompanies Mrs. Swithin on a tour of Pointz Hall? What does she forget on the tour?

3. What is the rumor about the lily pond near Pointz Hall? What does Mr. Oliver think of this rumor?

4. What do the Haineses and Mr. Oliver discuss at the beginning of the novel?

5. Who is Miss La Trobe? How does she carryout her role in the pageant?

6. How does the pageant get off to a rocky start?

7. What do William and Isa share a moment together doing? What thought briefly crosses William's mind while standing with Isa?

8. What does Mr. Oliver dream of when he falls asleep in the library?

9. What do Mrs. Sands and Candish do to prepare for the event?

10. Why is Mrs. Swithin laughed at while helping set up the event?

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