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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 Don Pedro tell Leonato at the beginning of Act 5?

2. How often does Claudio promise to read the written statement declaring Hero's innocence?

3. Where are the suspects spoken of by Vergeson the morning of Hero's wedding being kept?

4. What does Dogberry think is a worse crime than the plot to dishonor Hero?

5. Who is under arrest in the jail on the morning of Hero's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benedick do with the help of Margaret to try and show his love for Beatrice?

2. What does Beatrice tease Hero about just before she heads to the church for her wedding?

3. How do Leonato's unexpected visitors feel about what Leonato asks them to do as he leaves to attend his daughter's wedding?

4. Who steps up to give witness to the scandalous statement that Claudio makes about Hero at his wedding?

5. What does Hero scold Margaret for on the morning of her wedding?

6. What does Hero say she thinks may happen during her wedding?

7. Who is the main instigator of the plan that got the two suspects in the jail arrested?

8. What does Balthasar do to mourn Hero's death?

9. What do the unexpected visitors to Leonato's house need from him on the morning of Hero's wedding?

10. What does the Friar tell Hero to pretend to do as part of his plan to prove her innocence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valor and honor is a theme of this play that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor and honor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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