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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ermengarde worried she is not being?
(a) Faithful.
(b) Proper.
(c) A good niece.
(d) Interesting.

2. In Act 2, whom does Cornelius develop feelings for?
(a) Mrs. Levi.
(b) Mrs. Malloy.
(c) Ermengarde.
(d) His wife.

3. What gives away Cornelius and Barnaby's hiding place?
(a) Cornelius' laughter.
(b) A nosy dog.
(c) Barnaby's sneeze.
(d) The maid's discovery.

4. What does Mr. Vandergelder smoke at the beginning of the play?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A pipe.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cloves.

5. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be wife is what?
(a) Reasonable and interesting.
(b) Honest and ethical.
(c) Gifted with an open heart and a closed mouth.
(d) Simple, domestic, practical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ambrose is in what mood at the beginning of Act 1?

2. How much does Mrs. Levi want to borrow from Mr. Vandergelder?

3. In Act 4, what pair of lovers does Mr. Vandergelder forgive?

4. Where do Cornelius and Barnaby pretend to be from?

5. In Act 2, what sound is made when a door opens?

(see the answer key)

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