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

2. Who says, "Yet this my comfort: when your words are done, my woes end likewise with the evening sun"?
(a) The Duke's attendant.
(b) The Duke's officer.
(c) Egeon.
(d) The Duke.

3. What does Dromio of Ephesus deny being given by Antipholus of Syracuse?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A book.
(c) Gold.
(d) A chain.

4. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Angelo.
(b) The Second Merchant.
(c) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(d) The First Merchant.

5. What does Antipholus of Syracuse question Dromio of Ephesus about in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The money he gave him.
(b) Where they will go for dinner.
(c) The weather.
(d) If he has found a way home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?

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

3. Finish the sentence: "Whom whilst I labour'd of a love to see, I hazarded the loss of whom I ____."

4. What sum of money does Antipholus of Syracuse mention in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does Luciana say Antipholus of Ephesus' is "the bridle" of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Egion tell the Duke he decided to go after his son after he left home?

4. How does Dromio of Syracuse enter Antipholus of Ephesus' home in Act 4, Scene 2 and why does he enter this way?

5. How does the Courtesan first act when she approaches Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 4, Scene 3?

6. What is the nature of Dromio of Syracuse and Antipholus of Syracuse's conversation at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

7. What does Pinch ask of the officer in regards to Antipholus of Ephesus in Act 4, Scene 4?

8. How do the women react to Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse's strange behavior at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

10. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse send Dromio of Syracuse to an inn in Act 1, Scene 2?

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