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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pledges to kill the King in battle?

2. Who brings an offer from the King to Hotspur?

3. What does Falstaff say the item stolen from him was worth?

4. What city are Falstaff and Bardolph near at the beginning of Act 4?

5. Who does Falstaff ask to cheer him up when he is in the tavern without the Prince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prince gets involved in robbery and drinking. His father is very worried that this will prevent the Prince from someday being an effective monarch. What is the Prince's answer to this? What is his plan in terms of regaining his good name?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character study of Sir John Falstaff. Is he a simplistic thief and braggart? Or is there something more complex about him? Why is Prince Hal so interested in him? What does he learn from Falstaff? What does Falstaff want? What motivates him? What are his greatest gifts and skills?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character study of Prince Hal. What is his relationship to the King? To Falstaff? What stage of his life is he in? What happens to his character over the life of this play? Does he become more himself or does he abandon his true self when he returns to his royal personage?

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