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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hardcastle give Marlow a hard time?
(a) Suggesting he has been flirting with the barmaid.
(b) Saying that Sir Charles has already committed him to marry Kate.
(c) Insisting that he pay for the wine his servants drank.
(d) Insisting that he knows what has passed between him and Kate.

2. How does Marlow ask Kate for a kiss?
(a) He talks about the nectar of her lips and he wants a taste.
(b) He asks her to kiss him for good luck when he meets Miss Hardcastle later.
(c) He pulls her to him and tells her to close her eyes.
(d) He asks her to kiss him so he knows he's not dreaming.

3. How does Hardcastle say the servants are like their betters?
(a) They are only interested in the money.
(b) They are too concerned about their dress.
(c) They are arguing over places of importance.
(d) They want some staff to be under them.

4. What hinders Marlow from seeking a wife?
(a) Going through the terrors of a formal courtship.
(b) His preference for barmaids.
(c) He has no one to arrange a marriage for him.
(d) He fears he cannot endure an arranged marriage.

5. Of what does Marlow envy Hastings?
(a) His skill at writing love poems.
(b) His ability to play the lute and sing.
(c) His ability to captivate any woman.
(d) His wealth and title.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Hardcastle while Mrs. Hardcastle is leaving with Constance?

2. When Kate arrives, how does her testimony conflict with young Marlow's?

3. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react to Tony's flippant attitude toward her?

4. After Marlow runs from the room, how does Hardcastle confront his daughter.

5. What information does Hastings' servant give him?

(see the answer key)

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