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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. Where is Mrs. Mortar's home?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

2. What is Mary relentless in doing?
(a) Getting on the cheerleading squad.
(b) Going to Europe this summer.
(c) Damaging the credibility of the headmistresses.
(d) Learning to speak French.

3. Where does Mary go when she runs away from the school?
(a) Her mother's home.
(b) Her grandmother's home.
(c) The family cottage.
(d) A hotel.

4. What does Mrs. Tilford declare about Mary?
(a) She is never going back to that school.
(b) She should at least stay for dinner.
(c) She will be driven back to school.
(d) She can stay home as long as she likes.

5. Who is one of the people Mrs. Tilford calls to talk about Karen and Martha's behavior?
(a) Mr. Truman.
(b) Dr. Cardin.
(c) Mrs. Mortar.
(d) Professor Carlini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the school in THE CHILDREN'S HOUR?

2. What does Mary do when she learns that she will be separated from her friends?

3. Martha asks Dr. Cardin to speak to _______________ about Mary's behavior.

4. Mary's behavior would indicate that she was raised in a _______________________.

5. How many acts are in THE CHILDREN'S HOUR?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary symbolize in this good vs. evil drama?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing in showing Martha's character traits in Act 1?

3. How do the adults behave in such a way that only validates Mary's malicious behavior?

4. What is the irony in Mrs. Mortar's name?

5. What is the setting for Act 3?

6. How is Mary's destructive behavior comparable to the effects of acid?

7. Who greets Mary when she arrives at the Tilford home?

8. What is the "witch hunt" upon which Mary has embarked?

9. The parents get caught up in the fever of Mary's accusations and Mrs. Tilford's phone calls and neglect to do one thing. What is that one thing?

10. How far reaching are the effects of Mary's malicious behavior?

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