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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. In the first scene, an attendant is carrying a small crown meant for whom?

2. Lear says the anguish of the storm distracts him from what?

3. What does Edmund have that is supposedly from his brother?

4. Regan and Goneril tell Lear that he is what type of a man?

5. To whom is Gloucester loyal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Lear arrives at Regan's castle, what is one of the actions Regan takes to show that she is selfish?

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

6. What does the Fool compare Lear too?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character traits of King Lear appear in his daughters and how do these traits affect his relationships with his daughters? Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

In Act 4, Scene 6 we are told that there is reason in madness. Using examples from the play, discuss the truth or falsehood of this statement.

Essay Topic 3

Would Edgar would make a good King of England? Why or why not? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

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