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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. How did Professor Night treat Constance?
(a) He took advantage of Constance.
(b) Like a princess.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) As if he were madly in love with her.

2. When Constance is whisked back to her office, what is laying on her desk?
(a) A note from Juliet.
(b) A gold pen.
(c) A note from Professor Night expressing his love.
(d) A birthday cake.

3. Who arrives after Tybalt leaves?
(a) Desdemona and Romeo.
(b) Iago and Othello.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Desdemona and Juliet.

4. What does Constance think of herself?
(a) That she is the only straight person there.
(b) That she was wrong in believing a fool could convert the tragedies of Shakespeare into comedies.
(c) That she is brilliant compared to Juliet and Desdemona.
(d) That she is the only sane person there.

5. What does Constance believe about the information she is given?
(a) That it is the truth.
(b) That it is a riddle.
(c) That it is a lie.
(d) That it is just another means of torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Juliet think Constance might be lured into heterosexual sex?

2. What is Tybalt's reaction to everyone else's behavior?

3. What do Desdemona and Juliet say about themselves?

4. What are the scrolls?

5. What does Tybalt decide to do with Constance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Juliet theorize is Constance's predication towards homosexuality? Do you agree?

2. How often has Juliet changed her willingness for different sexual experiences? What does this say about Juliet?

3. How does the author of this play satirize the real Romeo and Juliet fight scene?

4. The ideal of females, especially upper-class females during the time of the setting of Romeo and Juliet is that woman know nothing about sex and are virginal until marriage and then "endure" their husband's needs. Does Juliet seem to fit this description?

5. What is Juliet's response to learning of Constance's true gender?

6. Describe what happens when Desdemona and Juliet arrive at the crypt and stand near Constance.

7. There are two different actions by characters that strongly suggest a theme of homosexuality; what are those actions? Do you think either of the characters are actually homosexual?

8. What is Romeo's response to Desdemona, and what does this response say about Romeo's personality?

9. Upon what deal do Juliet and Constance agree?

10. What does Constance learn about the scrolls and then decide to do?

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