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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. What does Poins do when he slips away from Falstaff and Gadshill?

2. Where is the tavern that the Prince frequents?

3. What does the King do that angers Hotspur during their conference?

4. Who brings a horse for Hotspur while his wife is talking to him?

5. What does the carrier have in his hand at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Prince Hal returns to his father's court what does the King say to him?

2. What news does the Chamberlain give Gadshill when he arrives at the inn?

3. What does the Prince say when he sees Falstaff on the ground after the battle?

4. How does the King divide his forces at the end of the book?

5. Who are the characters in Act II, Scene 1 in the yard outside the inn?

6. Why does Prince Hal say that he has Shirley, Stafford and Blunt in his arms as he fights Douglas?

7. What is the state of the rebel forces prior to the battle?

8. What did Henry Percy do before the play started that angers the King?

9. What must Falstaff do to repay the Prince for his help?

10. Who does the King compare he and his son to while scolding the Prince for his behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of honor as presented in this play. What is the relationship of various characters towards the concept of honor? How are Hotspur and Falstaff at two far ends of the spectrum when it comes to honor? Use quotes to describe these two men. Where does Prince Hal fall in this spectrum?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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