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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. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do for clothing?
(a) Uses only a blanket.
(b) Uses old rags.
(c) Doesn't wear anything.
(d) Uses his old, torn clothing.

2. Lear states that Edgar is the natural man, after his ravings, because of what?
(a) Edgar owes nobody anything.
(b) Edgar is mad.
(c) Edgar is unburdened by heartache.
(d) Edgar is letting his own mind run free.

3. While King Lear is staying with Goneril, she complains that his knights are doing what?
(a) Eating too much food.
(b) Taking up too much space.
(c) Causing problems with the children.
(d) Interfering with her household.

4. While Lear is in the storm, who is his only companion?
(a) The Fool.
(b) No one.
(c) Kent.
(d) Cordelia.

5. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?
(a) In tree branches.
(b) A hollow of a tree.
(c) An abandoned shack.
(d) Under a bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name Edgar uses in place of his own?

2. Who calls the hovel haunted?

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

4. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?

5. Who protests punishing Kent without the King's consent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Instead of explaining why he attacked Oswald, what does Kent say?

2. How does Edmund incite his father into a rage against Edgar?

3. When the Duke of Cornwall and Regan commiserate with Gloucester about his traitorous son, what do they suggest was the influence on Edgar?

4. Goneril complains to Oswald about her father's behavior for what reason?

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

6. What is ironic about Gloucester bemoaning that he was betrayed by his son?

7. What act of nature is ravaging the earth and Lear?

8. While King Lear stays with Goneril, what are his knights interfering with?

9. Gloucester asks Edmund to tell anyone who asks for him that he is sick, but what does Edmund plan to do instead?

10. What are some of the steps Edgar takes to disguise himself?

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