Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why do you think the Cleavers moved from their small home in the suburbs to a stylish house in central London?
The house in the suburbs was too small for them.
They wanted to live in an area where there were other rich people.
To save money by not having to take public transport to work.
They made a million pounds by selling the house in the suburbs.
Why do you think the writer used the word 'acquire' when talking about Mr Cleaver employing Estragon and Tibbs?
Estragon and Tibbs were wildly expensive.
Mr Cleaver had to buy out their contracts with another person.
The chef and butler came with the stylish house.
Mr Cleaver thought that his money could buy anything.
How did the Cleavers try to become more accepted in high society?
By going to grand social events.
By giving a lot of money to the poor.
By climbing a ladder so they were high enough to see them.
By entertaining other rich people in their home.
What did Tibbs say was the problem with the Cleaver's early dinner parties?
The people were boring and had nothing interesting to say.
The quality of the wine did not match the quality of the food.
Mr Cleaver did not know enough about wine to talk to the guests about it.
The meal was served with vinegar and the guests could not taste how good the wine was.
What made Mr Cleaver sit up and take notice after he told Tibbs to go out and fill his cellar with the world's finest wines?
The quality of the fine wines that Tibbs bought.
How difficult it was to find good wines.
The price that Tibbs had to pay for the fine wines.
How big his cellar was from top to bottom.
Why did Mr Cleaver decide to learn a lot about wine?
To become an expert so that he could turn into a great bore.
To make sure that Estragon and Tibbs were not cheating him.
So that he could taste the difference between good and bad wine.
He thought that this was important in order to climb the social ladder.
Look at the following line from the original story: Mr Cleaver looked at the wine in his glass, then at the butler. The blood was coming to his face now, his skin was turning scarlet. Why was Mr Cleaver's skin turning scarlet (deep red)?
He had drunk too much Spanish red.
Tibbs was lying to him in front of his guests.
Tibbs had said he was wrong about something.
He was alergic to something in the wine.
Why did Tibbs decide to leave the house at the end of the last dinner party?
He and Estragon were going away on a short holiday.
Ten faces around the table were looking angrily at him.
He had already planned to leave because he and Estragon had finshed all the good wine.
He had gone mad.
Look at the last line of the story: Monsieur Estragon was already there (in the street), loading their suitcases into the boot of the small car which they owned together. What do we learn from this sentence?
That Estragon and Tibbs are going away on a holiday together.
That the relationship between Estragon and Tibbs was closer than simply being co-workers.
That Estragon and Tibbs's car was too small to carry away the rest of the wine.
That Estragon and Tibbs were not paid a lot of money because they could only afford a small car.
What do you think is the theme or central message of the story?
That to enjoy good wine you should not serve it with cocktails or vinegar.
That some people in high society spend too much time trying to show others how good thay are.
That you should never trust servants with a lot of money or expensive wine.
That newly rich people can never climb the social ladder.