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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 is the post-christening party meant to honor?

2. How does the one who is suggested to enter the town party first respond?

3. Why does Allwit ask the wet nurse to bring the new baby into his study?

4. What contraband food item are the Promoters searching for in the villagers' baskets?

5. To which famous Shakespearean couple does Middleton compare Moll and Touchwood Junior?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do those around him treat Allwit in response to his agreement with Sir Walter?

2. What happens when Touchwood Junior enters the meeting between Moll and Sir Walter?

3. What happens when Touchwood Junior challenges Sir Walter do a duel?

4. Who attends the funeral of Moll and Touchwood Junior?

5. How does Middleton strive to portray the Puritan women in his play?

6. What confessions does the Welsh gentlewoman make to Tim after the pair is married?

7. What happens when Sir Walter lies wounded at the Allwit's home?

8. How does Allwit feel about the birth of his new baby?

9. Who has come along with Touchwood Junior and Moll for their secret meeting?

10. Who arrives with the two Puritan women to the baby's christening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allwit and Sir Walter have an unusual business arrangement between them. Briefly explain what Sir Walter's duties are to Allwit, and what Allwit offers Sir Walter in compensation. Explain why Allwit feels the need to hire Sir Walter for such an unusual job, and what he gets out of the arrangement.

Essay Topic 2

When Tim arrives home, he acts very pompously with his education. Describe the conversation that Tim gets into with his tutor about logic, and his mother's reaction to this conversation. Explain how Tim is forced to eat his words at the end of this play, and what his reaction to this turn of events is.

Essay Topic 3

Touchwood Senior concocts a ridiculous plan to impregnate Lady Kix that relies almost solely on Sir Oliver's gullibility. Describe Touchwood Senior's plan and Sir Oliver's reaction to the plan. Explain Sir Oliver's reaction when he finds out the truth behind his duping.

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