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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 is the name of the prostitute?

2. What does Abigail admit to the friar?

3. What does Barabas do with what Ithamore brings out?

4. What religion is the slave Barabas buys?

5. Where does Abigail send Ithamore after he's explained what happened because of the letters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barabas escape prison?

2. What does Barabas calling Abigail his star shining in the east imply?

3. Why do you think Barabas uses a poison that is slow acting when he poisons the porridge?

4. How does Marlowe confuse Machevill and Machiavelli?

5. Why does Katherine object to Mathias speaking to Barabas?

6. How does Barabas enlist his daughter Abigail to help retrieve his hidden gold?

7. Why is Friar Jacomo accused of killing Friar Bernardine?

8. Why do you think Abigail agrees to obey Barabas's instructions and deceive the nuns?

9. What does it say about Barabas that Pilia-Borza found his gold?

10. What is Abigail's reaction to her betrothal to Lodowick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 2, Scene 3, Barabas is manipulating the lives of Mathias, Lodowick, and Abigail for his own reasons. Explain his motivations considering the three characters and how Barabas's desired outcomes resolve his conflict.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Abigail's agreement to lie for her father will begin her corruption? Why or why not? Support your answer from the text of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Abigail abhors her father's murders but does not immediately betray him. Speculate three reasons why she remains silent. Support your reasons with logical thinking that is compatible with Abigail's character.

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