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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. Where does Lady Margaret put the letter after she has read it in Scene 1?
(a) In the brook.
(b) In Spencer's hands.
(c) Against her breast.
(d) In her Bible.

2. Why does Baldock exit in Scene 1?
(a) To draft a letter to Gaveston.
(b) To call Lady Margaret's coach.
(c) To attend his Lord's funeral.
(d) To carouse in town.

3. What present role does Spencer Junior tell Baldock her must cast off to come to court?
(a) Pander.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Soldier.

4. Which of the following nobles speaks in defense of Edward in Scene 1?
(a) Lancaster.
(b) Warwick.
(c) Kent.
(d) Mortimer Senior.

5. What entreaty does Mortimer Junior make to Edward when they enter in Scene 1?
(a) Increase pay to the troops.
(b) Hate Gaveston.
(c) Hold a full funeral for his father.
(d) Spend less of the community purse on revels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before departing, what does Lancaster swear Edward will soon have for a crown?

2. What does Isabella decide to do when Mortimer Junior leaves in Scene 3?

3. What does Mortimer Junior threaten to do if Gaveston return to England?

4. What does Lancaster intend to do with the writ of banishment after Edward signs it?

5. Which two nobles go to Newcastle to muster troops?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mortimer's plan regarding Edward III?

2. Describe Edward and Gaveston's parting in Scene 4.

3. How is Kent's attitude toward Mortimer and Isabella changing in this scene?

4. What expectation does Edward have after giving up his crown?

5. How does Edward reward Gaveston when the two are reunited?

6. What is the state of the Bishop of Coventry in Scene 2?

7. What revenge does Gaveston have on the Bishop of Coventry, and why?

8. Why does Spencer Junior send Levune to France at the end of Act 3?

9. What fears do the nobles have regarding Kent in Scene 3?

10. Describe Isabella's and Edward III's reception in France.

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