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

2. Finish the sentence: "The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up safe at the Centaur; and the heedful slave is wander'd forth, in care to seek me out by computation and mine host's _____."

3. Who says, "Fie, how impatience loureth in your face!"?

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

5. Who says, "Ay, ay, he told his mind upon mine ear: Beshrew his hand, I scarce could understand it"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What offer does the Duke make to Egion at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

7. What is the nature of the discussion between Antipholus of Syracuse and the First Merchant at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

9. What does the Duke say to Egion just before allowing him to plead his case in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance that Ephesian law played in the play. In what ways does it add to the amount of confusion between the characters in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the Duke in the play. What might the author hope for his character to represent in terms of society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the portrayal of loss in the play.

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