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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 do the nurses fail to notice about Nat?
2. What play will be performed in the afternoon?
3. What play is Shakespeare thinking of writing?
4. What happens when Nat and the other boys are running to practice?
5. Who is Richard Burbage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Company of Boys doing in 1999 at the opening of the book?
2. How does Nat react to the bear pit?
3. What does Nat learn about the Globe Theater of 1599?
4. What happens with Nat in Chapter 3?
5. How were the boys chosen for the Company of Boys?
6. How does Nat increase his acting skills, in particular playing the character of Puck?
7. What amazes Nat about London when he is on his way to the Globe?
8. What does Nat notice about Eric Sawyer and Gil Warmun as the two other boys are acting?
9. With whom does Nat live in London and how does he feel about them?
10. How does Roper conspire to make Nat look bad?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss "King of Shadows" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "King of Shadows" is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the fact that "King of Shadows" is a teen novel changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Compare/contrast Arby and Richard Burbage. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both protagonists? Antagonists? Or? Are they likable characters? How critical are they to the plot of King of Shadows? Who do you like the most of the two? Why? Do you think they each are critical to the success of King of Shadows?
2. Compare/contrast Nat of 1999 at the beginning of the story with the Nat of 1999 at the end of the story. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both protagonists? Antagonists? Or? Are they likable characters? How critical are they to the plot of "King of Shadows"? Who do you like the most of the two? Why? Do you think they each are critical to the success of King of Shadows?
3. Compare/contrast Shakespeare and Nat's (of 1999) father. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both protagonists? Antagonists? Or? Are they likable characters? How critical are they to the plot of "King of Shadows"? Who do you like the most of the two? Why? Do you think they each are critical to the success of "King of Shadows"?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation when Nat saves the life of Roper who has been spiteful to Nat over and over again. What other situations contain irony in "King of Shadows"?
2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from "King of Shadows". What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?
3. Discuss five literary devices that occur in King of Shadows and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.
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