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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. What does Capulet pretend to forget so she can return to the conservatory?
(a) Her gloves.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Her boa.
(d) The guest list.

2. What does Isabelle's mother say she told Capulet?
(a) That Hugo loves Isabelle.
(b) That Frederic loves Isabelle.
(c) That Isabelle loves Frederic.
(d) That Isabelle loves Romainville.

3. What is the relationship between Lady India and Messerschmann?
(a) She is his mistress.
(b) She is his daughter.
(c) She is his aunt.
(d) She is his wife.

4. Whose joke upsets Frederic?
(a) Hugo's.
(b) Madame Desmortes'.
(c) Joshua's.
(d) Diana's.

5. Why does Romainville hide Isabelle's mother?
(a) To conceal her from Madame Desmortes.
(b) To conceal her from her daughter.
(c) To conceal her from her husband.
(d) To conceal her from Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madame Desmortes encourage to dance in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Who enters Act 1, Scene 2 with a guest list?

3. Romainville hides Isabelle's mother where?

4. What does Hugo say in Act 1, Scene 2 are his feelings for Isabelle?

5. What does Capulet promise to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Romainville upset at the end of Act 2?

2. How do Frederic's early actions and words in the play indicate his insecurity?

3. What news does Romainville bring regarding Isabelle's mother and Capulet? What are the implications of this news?

4. What do the fireworks at the end of the play symbolize?

5. Why is Madame Desmortes worried about the appearance of impropriety regarding Messerschmann's presence at her estate?

6. After Hugo rescues Isabelle from the lake early in Act 3, Scene 2, what advice does Madame Desmortes give them?

7. Why does Isabelle's mother refuse to leave the chateau with Isabelle after her hopes for romance with Hugo have been dashed?

8. Describe the relationships between Patrice, Lady India, and Messerschmann as the play begins.

9. Why does Messerschmann attempt to pay Isabelle to leave the chateau?

10. Who is Countess Funela, and why is Joshua upset by her presence?

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