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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. Who turned in Roger True's daughter?

2. Roger True, the girl's father is a:

3. What role did Brendan play better than anyone?

4. Where are the Knights riding to?

5. What does the group ask Nicholas to do for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the innkeeper demand that angers Stephen?

2. How does Nicholas feel about his performance?

3. What does Nicholas see the group of people do?

4. Why was Thomas Wells wandering around with a purse full of money?

5. Why is Nicholas so pleased with himself?

6. What was Nicholas fleeing from when he saw the group of people?

7. Why do the traveling players accept Nicholas?

8. What happened to Stephen's thumb?

9. How does Nicholas cause distress to his Bishop?

10. Why does the group have money problems as they travel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the guilds? Why do they present a problem for the players? What ides does Martin have to help the players?

Essay Topic 2

How does MORALITY PLAY compare to other murder mysteries that you've read? In what way does Unsworth build suspense? Is it effective in your opinion? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

After the first performance of the play of Thomas Wells, the players decide they are in danger. Why? Some of them want to leave town but Martin says not until after the second performance. Why does he want them to stay? What happens as a result?

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