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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. In Act 1, Mr. Vandergelder informs Joe of what secret?
(a) His company has failed.
(b) Ambrose is a criminal.
(c) Ermengarde is pregnant.
(d) He plans to marry.

2. How old is Ermengarde?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 24.

3. What set piece takes up the middle of the back wall in Act 2?
(a) Tea tables.
(b) A large sofa.
(c) A coat rack.
(d) A slide.

4. According to Mrs. Malloy, people think milliners are what?
(a) Moral.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Wicked.
(d) Greedy.

5. In Act 1, a ladder extends down from what?
(a) The moon.
(b) A trap door.
(c) A tree.
(d) The window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Vandergelder smoke at the beginning of the play?

2. In Act 2, Mr. Vandergelder is told Cornelius lives what?

3. According to Mrs. Levi, Mr. Vandergelder's should-be wife wears what?

4. Ambrose tells Ermengarde she has the soul of a what?

5. According to Mrs. Malloy, ribbons will be worn how?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Malloy tell Minnie the best part of marriage is?

2. Why do Cornelius and Barnaby enter the hat store?

3. Who builds up Cornelius to be a legend, confusing both Mrs. Malloy and Mr. Vandergelder? Why?

4. At what point does Cornelius admit he and Barnaby are having an adventure? How?

5. Describe the character Ambrose.

6. How does Cornelius feel about Mrs. Malloy in Act 2? At what point is this revealed?

7. Explain Mrs. Levi's request to Mr. Vandergelder, at the end of Act 1.

8. How does Mr. Vandergelder's disapproval affect the marriage of his niece?

9. What conversation between Minnie and Mrs. Malloy mirrors a conversation between Barnaby and Cornelius?

10. How do Cornelius and Barnaby describe Mr. Vandergelder to Mrs. Malloy?

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