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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. What does Luciana tell Adriana that jealousy has caused her to become at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Timid.
(b) A fool.
(c) Feeble.
(d) Silly.

2. Where does Antipholus of Syracuse decide to go at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus' house.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The Porpentine.
(d) The Centaur.

3. During his speech at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, where does Antipholus of Syracuse say Dromio told him his house was located?
(a) The Phoenix.
(b) The Porpentine.
(c) The Tiger.
(d) The Centaur.

4. Where does the First Merchant tell Antipholus of Syracuse he should pretend to be from at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Greece.
(b) Africa.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Epidamnum.

5. Finish the sentence: "You're sad, Signior Balthazar: pray God our cheer may answer my good will and your good welcome ____."
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Here.
(c) Safely.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who runs away in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. When does Egeon have to pay his ransom by to avoid execution?

4. Who says, "Say what you will, sir, but I know what I know; that you beat me at the mart, I have your hand to show"?

5. Finish the sentence: "Time is their master, and, when they see time, they'll go or come: if so, be patient, ______."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Dromio of Syracuse and Adriana's conversation at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?

2. Why does Antipholus of Ephesus beat Dromio of Ephesus in Act 4, Scene 4?

3. What is the mood of Adriana at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Luciana lecture Antipholus of Syracuse about at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2?

5. What does Antipholus of Ephesus say in protest to his arrest in Act 4, Scene 4?

6. Where and why does Antipholus of Syracuse go after Dromio of Ephesus at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

7. What happens when Antipholus of Ephesus tries to enter his home in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. What is the nature of Adriana and Antipholus of Syracuse's conversation in Act 2, Scene 1?

9. How does Dromio of Syracuse describe the woman who has claimed him?

10. How does Dromio of Ephesus respond to Antipholus of Syracuse's anger towards him in Act 1, Scene 2?

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