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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 are Saint Nicholas' clerks?

2. What does Falstaff want to know at the start of Act 1, scene 2?

3. What kind of horse does Gadshill own?

4. Who are the characters in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. How does Lady Percy describe her husband's nature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Prince tell Falstaff when he meets him at the tavern after being called away?

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

3. What is the letter Hotspur is reading in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Why does the King call Hotspur to the council in Windsor?

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

6. What is Poins's real plan for the robbery in the second scene?

7. What happens when Bardolph enters the scene for the first time?

8. What does Hotspur suspect the King's ulterior motive is in not releasing Mortimer?

9. Why does Prince Hal pardon Douglas?

10. Why does Falstaff tell the Prince his men are good enough for battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prince endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

What is the style of writing which Shakespeare uses in the first scene of the play? Using examples from the text show what pattern the writing takes. How many syllables/feet are in each line? What feeling does this type of writing give this scene?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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