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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. Of whom does Mrs. Swithin say "[They] put a dagger on the table and that's a battle"?
(a) The Vikings.
(b) The Scottish.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Spanish.

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

3. What creatures settle on the terrace in the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Cats.
(c) Swallows.
(d) Rabbits.

4. 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 seduce Valentine.
(c) That Lady Harraden will marry Lilyliver.
(d) That Lady Harraden will steal from Flavinda.

5. How is the third scene of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" conveyed to the audience?
(a) With a puppet show.
(b) Through an interpretive dance.
(c) It is summarized in the program.
(d) Miss La Trobe reads the scene to the audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces that the pageant is over?

2. What is the name of the clergyman in the romantic comedy play?

3. Who does Budge's character NOT claim to have seen?

4. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what is the name of the young woman who takes to the stage?

5. In the romantic comedy, who is the girl in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William think to himself as he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?

2. What role does Budge play in the pageant, and what does he explain to the audience?

3. What do many audience members object to in the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

4. How does "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" end?

5. What did Miss La Trobe hope to start the "Ourselves" section of the pageant with?

6. What is used to set the stage for the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

7. What scheme does Lady Harraden come up with involving a con-man?

8. What makes Isa angry when she sees Giles in the barn?

9. How is the third section of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" conveyed to the audience? What amused the audience during this dead moment in the program?

10. What does Giles wonder about Isa when he sees her in the barn?

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