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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Ay, to a niggardly host, and more sparing guest: but though my cates be mean, take them in good part"?
(a) Dromio of Syracuse.
(b) Angelo.
(c) Dromio of Ephesus.
(d) Antipholus of Ephesus.

2. Finish the sentence: "We being strangers here, how darest thou trust so great a charge from thine own ______."
(a) Home.
(b) Life.
(c) Insurance.
(d) Custody.

3. What does Adriana tell Dromio of Ephesus she will do if he disobeys her near the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Beat him.
(b) Disown him.
(c) Fire him.
(d) Curse him.

4. What is the name of the servant who banters with Antipholus of Ephesus and his men who are still stuck outside the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Luciana.
(c) Luce.
(d) Perdita.

5. What does the Duke tell Egeon he can do "to make up the sum" of his ransom?
(a) Work for it.
(b) Beg and borrow.
(c) Beg.
(d) Borrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "But your reason was not substantial, why there is no time to _____."

2. What does Antipholus of Syracuse tell the First Merchant he is going to do to pass his time at the end of their conversation in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Who is the first character to enter in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What phrase of Antipholus' does Dromio of Ephesus continue to quote for Adriana and Luciana in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Where does Egeon tell the Duke he is from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the discussion between Antipholus of Ephesus and Balthazar in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What does Dromio of Ephesus tell Adriana and Luciana when he returns home in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What do Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse discuss in regards to Ephesus at the end of Act 4, Scene 4?

4. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react after Dromio of Syracuse denies having had a conversation with him regarding him money in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What happened to Egion and his family after a rock broke apart the boat they were riding home on?

6. What is the nature of Adriana and Luciana's conversation at the beginning of Act 4, Scene 2?

7. What does the Courtesan wonder aloud about at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?

8. What does Adriana tell Luciana she fears at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

9. Describe the exchange between Antipholus of Syracuse and Angelo at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1.

10. How does Antipholus of Syracuse react towards the Courtesan in Act 4, Scene 3?

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