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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. How old was Egeon's son when he decided to leave home in search of his lost brother?
(a) 24.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

2. Who says, "Many a man would take you at your word, and go indeed, having so good a mean"?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Dromio of Ephesus.
(c) Antipholus of Syracuse.
(d) Dromio of Syracuse.

3. Who says, "Fie, brother! how the world is changed with you!"?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Dromio of Syracuse.
(c) Luciana.
(d) Angelo.

4. What time does Adriana complain it is at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 1 o'clock.
(b) 5 o'clock.
(c) 2 o'clock.
(d) Noon.

5. Who interrupts the conversation between Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Adriana and Luciana.
(b) Adriana and Luce.
(c) Luciana and Angelo.
(d) Luciana and Luce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Egeon's long lost wife?

2. What does Dromio of Ephesus claim his master is late for when he approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does Luciana tell Adriana that jealousy has caused her to become at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Finish the sentence: "And he will bless that cross with other beating: between you I shall have a holy _____."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What causes Angelo and Antipholus of Ephesus to argue in Act 4, Scene 1?

5. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse become angry with Dromio of Ephesus in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

7. What and why does Antipholus of Ephesus instruct Dromio of Ephesus to buy near the beginning of Act 4, Scene 1?

8. What does Antipholus of Ephesus tell his friends he will do to get back at his wife for locking him out of the house at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

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

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

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