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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 is described as "horn-mad"?
(a) Adriana.
(b) Antipholus.
(c) Dromio.
(d) Luciana.

2. 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.

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

4. Who says, "What, wilt thou flout me thus unto my face, being forbid? There, take you that, sir knave"?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Dromio of Ephesus.
(c) Dromio of Syracuse.
(d) Antipholus of Syracuse.

5. Who says, "Ay, ay, he told his mind upon mine ear: Beshrew his hand, I scarce could understand it"?
(a) Antipholus of Ephesus.
(b) Dromio of Ephesus.
(c) Antipholus of Syracuse.
(d) Dromio of Syracuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antipholus of Syracuse do to Dromio of Ephesus after he begins talking about Antipholus' wife in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Who is the first to tell Antipholus of Ephesus and his men that they cannot enter the house in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Finish the sentence: "So that my errand, due unto my tongue, I thank him, I bare home upon my ________."

4. At whose shop does Antipholus of Ephesus plan to tell his wife he was at, which caused him to be late for dinner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adriana react when Dromio of Syracuse asks for bail money?

2. What happened to Egion and his family on their journey home to Syracuse, according to his story in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Why is Antipholus of Syracuse perplexed at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

5. Describe the exchange between Dromio of Syracuse and Antipholus of Syracuse in Act 4, Scene 3 just after Dromio has left the home of Antipholus of Ephesus.

6. 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?

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

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

9. What does Luciana say to Adriana regarding her mood at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

10. What is the nature of the conversation between the Abbess and Adriana in Act 5, Scene 1?

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