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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 Barabas tell his slave about himself?

2. What does Abigail realize about father when she learns about the duel?

3. What is Abigail worried will happen when she helps her father retrieve his gold?

4. What does the prostitute think about the man who is approaching?

5. What does Abigail tell the friar she's been thinking about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barabas do in response to the plot to blackmail him?

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

3. Why is Ferneze happy to learn that the Spanish navy has fought with and weakened the Turkish ships?

4. Do you think Barabas should trust Ithamore not to reveal Barabas's crimes?

5. What does Ferneze suggest to Katherine that they do with the bodies of their sons?

6. When Barabas first appears in the play, how does he feel about politics?

7. What do Machevill and Barabas have in common?

8. What does Abigail say to Friar Bernardine?

9. Why do you thing Barabas would help the Turks conquer the island?

10. How does Barabas escape prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Ferneze go to the Jews and not another source or sources to get the tribute money demanded by the Turks?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What has been revealed about the characters of the friars? Consider these points when writing.

1. Their actions--either selfish or charitable.

2. Their motives--either selfish or charitable.

3. Their speech--accompanied or unaccompanied by actions.

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