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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Richard Burbage resemble in Nat's mind?
(a) Nat's grandfather.
(b) Arby.
(c) Nat's father.
(d) Gil.

2. Who does Arby kick out of the company?
(a) No one.
(b) A boy who refuses to play the games.
(c) A boy who is too young to be there.
(d) A boy who plays a trick on Nat.

3. How are boys selected to be a part of the Company of Boys?
(a) Whoever can pay for a spot.
(b) Court appointed boys who get in trouble.
(c) Auditions.
(d) Lottery.

4. Why does Arby make the boys play the games?
(a) To see which ones are the leaders.
(b) To build trust and become acquainted.
(c) To give them a break from serious work.
(d) As a means of asserting his control over the boys.

5. Why does Robert doubt Nat's ability?
(a) Because Nat is so short.
(b) Because Nat slips on his first attempt.
(c) Because Nat is merely a St. Paul's boy.
(d) Because Nat is so tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who quit the acting company in a dramatic fashion?

2. What is one of the plays being rehearsed?

3. Where do some of the boys live when they are in London?

4. What does the person who greets Nat say he feared about Nat?

5. Who is a leading actor in the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

(see the answer key)

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