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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does the footman bring Mirabell at the chocolate house?
(a) That his coachman, Waitwell, is waiting with his carriage.
(b) That Waitwell and Foible have run away together.
(c) That Foible wanted to speak to him.
(d) That Waitwell and Foible are married.

2. Which character(s) leave the dining room in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Mrs. Millamant and Mrs. Fainall.
(b) Sir Wilfull.
(c) Lady Wishfort.
(d) Witwoud.

3. Why is Fainall bored when talking with Mirabell in the chocolate house?
(a) Because Mirabell doesn't know how to play.
(b) Because Sir Rowland enters and begins to talk to them.
(c) Because Mirabell is distracted.
(d) Because Mrs. Millamant enters and begins to talk to them.

4. Why did Lady Wishfort need to apply rouge?
(a) Because the portrait she had painted showed a much younger woman.
(b) To improve her looks.
(c) To cover up her wrinkles.
(d) To match the colors in the portrait.

5. What is Sir Wilfull's relationship with Lady Wishfort?
(a) He is her nephew.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her son.
(d) He is her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Mrs. Marwood tell Lady Wishfort everything she overheard?

2. What does Fainall comment about the gathering the previous evening at Lady Wishfort's?

3. Why is Fainall upset with Mrs. Marwood at the end of Act 3, Scene 3?

4. What does Mrs. Marwood promise herself after hearing how Mirabell feels about her?

5. What do the different marriages introduced in the play seem to be motivated by?

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