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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One character complains about what at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her frustration in love.
(b) Her advanced age.
(c) Her dress.
(d) Money.

2. What alibi does Hugo give to Diana for where he was while she was in the park?
(a) He was eating noodles.
(b) He was kissing Lady India.
(c) He was playing billiards.
(d) He was taking dance lessons.

3. Who sees Patrice and Lady India in the conservatory?
(a) Messerschmann.
(b) Diana.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Madame Desmortes.

4. What does Diana want Hugo to admit in Act 2?
(a) That he saw her in the park yesterday and did not wave.
(b) That he does not know how to dance.
(c) That he is really poor.
(d) That he sneaked up on her in the park yesterday.

5. What does Isabelle tell Joshua before she leaves the conservatory in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She loves Messerschmann.
(b) She is a dancer.
(c) She has always been wealthy.
(d) She does not need money from Hugo, because Messerschmann has paid her.

6. What does Hugo want Isabelle to do following the fake duel?
(a) Throw herself into the rhododendrons.
(b) Leave the estate.
(c) Throw herself into the lake.
(d) Marry Messerschmann.

7. Why does Messerschmann make his offer in Act 3 to Isabelle?
(a) He thinks she is a talented dancer.
(b) Isabelle's presence is distressing to his daughter.
(c) So his daughter will be the most beautiful woman at the ball.
(d) So his daughter can marry Hugo.

8. Why is Hugo annoyed with Isabelle at the ball?
(a) She flirted with Romainville.
(b) She is too friendly with Diana.
(c) She does not use proper etiquette.
(d) She flirted with Frederic.

9. Messerschmann offers to pay Isabelle if she agrees to do what?
(a) Marry Hugo.
(b) Leave the chateau.
(c) Join his ballet company.
(d) Marry Frederic.

10. Why does Messerschmann tell this story to Joshua in Act 3?
(a) He wants to build houses in his native country.
(b) He now believes in God.
(c) He intends to destroy himself along with his enemies.
(d) He wants to be a tailor, making coats of many colors.

11. What does Joshua say regarding the actions of Patrice and Lady India?
(a) They have danced their way upstairs.
(b) They are secretly married.
(c) They have gone to the park.
(d) They are not good dancers.

12. Who does Capulet say has smuggled his love interest into the ball?
(a) A married man.
(b) The butler.
(c) An older, wealthy man.
(d) A young, rich, handsome man.

13. What topic do Isabelle and Diana discuss in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Hugo's plan.
(b) Frederic and Hugo.
(c) The ball.
(d) The benefits and drawbacks of money.

14. What do Messerschmann and Isabelle do following their discussion in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Elope.
(b) Seek revenge against Hugo.
(c) Tear up his money.
(d) Leave the chateau.

15. Who does Diana order to follow her out of the conservatory in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Madame Desmortes.
(c) Isabelle.
(d) Frederic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Messerschmann is a native of what country?

2. Why is Isabelle sad after her actions with Messerschmann in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Which twin is confident with women?

4. Why is Isabelle upset by Hugo's announcement at the beginning of Act 3?

5. What does Frederic offer to tell Hugo for Isabelle in Act 3, Scene 1?

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