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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Antipholus of Ephesus complain is shrewish at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

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

3. Who says, "The plainer dealer, the sooner lost: yet he loseth it in a kind of jollity"?

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?

5. Who says, "Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald and therefore to the world's end will have bald followers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adriana react after learning that her husband made advances on her sister?

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

3. How does Luciana react after Antipholus of Syracuse professes his feelings towards her in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. 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.

5. What excuse does Luciana give Adriana regarding her husband's tardiness in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What happens when Egion claims Antipholus of Ephesus is his son near the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of love and honor in the play. Which characters exhibit the most loyal and loving behavior in the play? What importance does this have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of gold to the characters in the play. What does gold represent to them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the repercussions of the impulsive nature of the Antipholus character. What does this impulsiveness cause? What might the author be saying about impulsiveness?

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