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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Marlow insist he had an interview with Kate?
(a) None.
(b) Only two.
(c) Three or four.
(d) One.

2. What does Mrs. Hardcastle not recognize as Tony and Constance banter back and forth?
(a) How their faces reveal their true love.
(b) How nervous they are around her.
(c) How they do not seem to listen to one another.
(d) The sarcasm in their declarations of love for each other.

3. What does Hardcastle say about the servants overhearing one of his funny stories?
(a) They must correct him if he gets parts of them wrong.
(b) They must laugh uproarously to get the guests laughing, too.
(c) They must not comment on how many times they have heard the story.
(d) They must not laugh out loud.

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

5. How does Miss Neville know who the letter is from?
(a) She knows Hastings is going to write.
(b) She snatches the letter from Tony's hand.
(c) She reads the letter for Tony.
(d) She recognizes the handwriting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hastings shocked by Marlow?

2. When Hardcastle cannot stand any more, what does he do?

3. As the play opens, who are the two characters who enter from the right?

4. What does Tony tell Marlow and Hastings about the owner of the inn?

5. What is Tony's reply when Hastings asks how he managed to get the jewels?

(see the answer key)

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