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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry ask Eleanor to give him?

2. How does Eleanor say she would have been happier?

3. Eleanor pulls out a small knife and begins to do what with it?

4. The characters manipulate each other like what?

5. Why does Henry ask Alais to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the brothers do at the beginning of the scene?

2. How does Eleanor say she would have been happy?

3. Why does Henry ask Eleanor if she has gotten the Aquitaine back from Richard?

4. How does Henry react to what Alais says he must do to his sons?

5. Why is the Vexin essential to Henry?

6. Why does Henry want Richard to have the crown?

7. What does Richard do when Philip mentions their relationship to his father?

8. About what is this play?

9. What does Eleanor bring to her sons?

10. What takes place between Alais and Henry at dawn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry has strong feelings for Alais.

Part 1) How does he realize he has strong feelings for her?

Part 2) Do his newly realized feelings change the way he acts towards her? Why or why not?

Part 3) Does he love her? Why or why not? Is he capable of love? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The dialogue is important.

Part 1) Describe the dialogue.

Part 2) Is the dialogue engaging? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is important about the dialogue? Why is this important?

Essay Topic 3

All the characters and many of the circumstances of this play are matters of historical record.

Part 1) Describe these characters. Why might the author use real people?

Part 2) What circumstances might be real? How do you know this?

Part 3) What is the author's purpose for putting real characters into both real and fictional circumstances?

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