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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. How does Albert create the sound of horses' hooves?
(a) With a drum.
(b) With a wooden spoon.
(c) With coconuts.
(d) With a paper tube.

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

3. What does Mrs. Swithin name leaves after that are floating on the water?
(a) Constellations.
(b) Prime Ministers.
(c) Places.
(d) Horses.

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

5. In the romantic comedy, who does the girl's aunt arrange for her to marry?
(a) Sir Yellowbutton.
(b) Sir Poppiefield.
(c) Sir Clayfoot.
(d) Sir Lilyliver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giles think the moral of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" is?

2. In the pageant, what is used to represent a lake?

3. What kind of tree grows in the stable yard?

4. Who does Isa look for after the end of the pageant?

5. What is the sheet painted to resemble a wall supposed to represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does nature save the awkwardness of the beginning of the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

2. Where does Isa invite William to go with her?

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

4. What is the premise of "Where There's a Will, There's A Way"?

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

6. What does the second scene of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" depict?

7. When Mrs. Swithin suggests thanking Miss La Trobe after the pageant is over, what does Mr. Oliver explain?

8. How is the stage set for "A Picnic Party"?

9. How does Mrs. Swithin break convention during the pageant?

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

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