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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. Where does Act 3, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Gloucester's stable.
(b) Gloucester's courtyard.
(c) Gloucester's hall.
(d) Gloucester's castle.

2. Goneril's goal is to have King Lear go and stay with whom, rather than stay at her house?
(a) His palace.
(b) His summer palace.
(c) Her brother's house.
(d) Her sister's house.

3. When King Lear gets ready to depart Goneril's house, what is his method of travel?
(a) By cart.
(b) By foot.
(c) By carriage.
(d) On horseback.

4. To aide in his disguise, what does Edgar do to his hair?
(a) He cuts it.
(b) He shaves it all off.
(c) He knots it.
(d) He rubs mud in it.

5. Before leaving Goneril's house, what does the Fool warn King Lear about?
(a) Not to expect better treatment by his other daughter.
(b) Not to leave Goneril's in haste.
(c) To not let Goneril be mad at him.
(d) Not treating people better.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edmund tells his brother that his father is horribly angry with him, what does Edmund advise his brother to do?

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

3. Who calls the hovel haunted?

4. If Edmund cannot get his brother disinherited, how much of his father's inheritance will Edmund inherit?

5. Edgar hides in what location to escape his pursuers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Goneril wants King Lear to leave her home and go where?

2. How are Kent's actions in relation to Oswald similar to Cordelia's actions in relation to Lear?

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

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

5. The storm is distracting the King from what?

6. How is King Lear going to divide up his kingdom?

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

8. How does Oswald deny the King's authority in Goneril's house?

9. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?

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

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