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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men sing about as they parade at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?

2. To what literary figure does Rosalind compare Oliver after he confesses his love for Aliena?

3. Whom is Touchstone going to marry?

4. When is Touchstone projected to get married at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 3?

5. What part of the animal does Jaques suggest they should put on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosalind proposes questions to the audience at the play's end and invites them to clap in response to those questions. Her final comment involves kissing the men in the audience, but only if she were a woman. Deconstruct the Epilogue and write a clear thesis for what you believe its purpose within the play is. Does the Epilogue suggest that the audience continue thinking about gender roles? Is it a comical end to the play? Is Rosalind simply gathering applause from the audience? Support your answer with specific examples and quotes from "As You Like It."

Essay Topic 2

How is "As You Like It" a pastoral play? What elements within the play contribute to the pastoral theme? Use the Forest of Arden as your platform to answer the question and use specific scenes and quotes to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Jaques is found crying over an injured deer in the forest and uses the deer and its herd as a metaphor for city life at court. Explain life at court through use of Jaques' metaphor. Explain what the deer, the injury and the herd represent. Decide to support or argue against this metaphor.

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