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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Foresight declare her intentions for?
(a) Scandal
(b) Benjamin
(c) Sir Sampson
(d) Valentine

2. What characteristic could Valentine possibily show to change the dynamic in his relationship with his father?
(a) congeniality
(b) humor
(c) cordial manners
(d) maturity

3. What news does the servant deliver to Angelica, Valentine, and Scandal?
(a) Mr. Tattle has disappeared
(b) Mr. Tattle has seduced Miss Prue
(c) Ben has arrived
(d) Sir Sampson is angry

4. Why does Valentine want to leave the room before Ben arrives?
(a) Ben does not like company upon arrival
(b) he does not want confrontation
(c) Sir Sampson asked him to
(d) Scandal suggested he take leave

5. What word best describes the potential pairing of Miss Prue and Benjamin?
(a) murderous
(b) zealous
(c) successful
(d) disastrous

6. What does Sir Sampson want to do to Valentine because of all his misfortune?
(a) to have Valentine marry
(b) to send Valentine to debters prison
(c) to move away from him
(d) to disinherit him

7. How does Mrs. Foresight respond to Scandal's shameless flirting?
(a) she has conventiently forgotten their previous encounter
(b) she turns her attention to Mr. Foresight
(c) she flirts with him
(d) she leaves the room in disgust

8. Which character does Sir Sampson favor in affection?
(a) Ben
(b) Mr. Foresight
(c) Scandal
(d) Valentine

9. What characteristic does Mrs. Frail possess that emboldens her to rescue Benjamin from Miss Prue?
(a) demure
(b) opportunistic
(c) deceptive
(d) cunning

10. Who bangs on Miss Prue's bedroom door?
(a) a nurse
(b) Angelica
(c) Ben
(d) Scandal

11. Why does Mrs. Foresight try to convince her husband that he does not look well?
(a) to get Mr. Foresight to see the nurse who he loves
(b) to get Mr. Foresight into his own bed
(c) to get Mr. Foresight to lie down on the couch
(d) to get Mr. Foresight to the medicine he needs

12. What stage effects add to the character being played out by Valentine?
(a) gymnastics
(b) trap doors
(c) dancing
(d) stage whispers

13. After Foresight leaves, what does Scandal continue to do?
(a) seduce Mrs. Foresight
(b) leaves the room
(c) seduce Miss Prue
(d) seek to find Angelica

14. Who exits Miss Prue's bed chamber just as Angelica, Valentine, and Scandal enter the stage?
(a) Ben
(b) Tattle
(c) Mr. Foresight
(d) Sir Sampson

15. How does Angelica respond to Valentine's revelation?
(a) she ignores Valentine
(b) she pretends to love Valentine even more
(c) she pretends to act like Valentine is still mad
(d) she pretends she loves someone else

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Scandal infatuated with?

2. How long has it been since Sir Sampson has seen his son, Ben?

3. Who is arriving to Valentine's home for the signing of the legal papers?

4. What does Sir Sampson want most from his relationship with his son, Valentine?

5. What does Jeremy inform Angelica of when she arrives at Valentine's home?

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