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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Goneril and Cornwall order Gloucester to do what if Lear returns to the castle?
(a) Strip him of anything valuable.
(b) Not allow him in.
(c) Allow him into the stables only.
(d) Make sure he doesn't have any servants with him.

2. According to Goneril, while King Lear is staying with her, how often does King Lear wrong her?
(a) Day and night and every hour.
(b) At mealtimes with his demands.
(c) At least once an hour.
(d) During the day with the demands of his followers.

3. When Lear bemoans his treatment at Goneril's house, what does Regan say?
(a) Regan agrees with Lear.
(b) Regan says that she will be different.
(c) Regan defends Goneril.
(d) Regan doesn't say anything.

4. Edmund is going to betray Gloucester to whom?
(a) The Earl.
(b) The Duke.
(c) The knights.
(d) The King.

5. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, how does she command her servants to treat the King and his people?
(a) Like royalty.
(b) Poorly.
(c) Well.
(d) Disrespectfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many suitors does Cordelia have when the King tells them that she will have no dowry?

2. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar cover his face with?

3. Who calls the hovel haunted?

4. What punishment will King Lear's daughters give the Fool for speaking the truth?

5. Why does Edmund want his legitimate brother disinherited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What information does Kent want the gentleman to take to Dover?

3. After Regan and Cornwall order Gloucester not to let the King back into the castle, Gloucester tells Edmund that he plans to do what?

4. Why can King Lear's son-in-laws not tell who Lear loves best in the beginning of the play?

5. The storm is distracting the King from what?

6. What does the letter Edmund has, that is supposedly from Edgar, say?

7. When Edgar leaves Edmund at the end of Act I, Scene II, why does Edmund laugh?

8. Lear feels like he has lost his identity at Goneril's house for what reason?

9. The Fool's ambiguous statements while he and Lear are wandering in the storm imply that the Fool thinks Lear is what?

10. What is ironic about Goneril's behavior towards her father, while he is at her house?

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