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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. Who states that Goneril is a better soldier than Albany?

2. Edmund fakes feeling what about turning in his father?

3. Who gives Edmund the office of Earl of Gloucester?

4. Cordelia says she is guiding the French army against the English only because of what?

5. What emotion does Edgar feel when he sees that his father is blind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cordelia consider her father to be suffering from?

2. When Goneril hears of Cornwall's death, what are her concerns?

3. How does Cornwall punish Gloucester for his villainy?

4. How did Cordelia respond to Kent's letter, according to the gentleman?

5. How is Lear able to recover from his madness?

6. What caused Lear's madness?

7. What plants the seeds of discord between Goneril and Regan?

8. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?

9. The comments of the servants to Regan after Gloucester is blinded indicate what?

10. What does Edgar pray for while Lear is asleep in the farmhouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the characters of Regan and Goneril change from the moment that they are first introduced until their deaths? Are their deaths just? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the text, what are the connections between the main plot and the subplot in the play?

Essay Topic 3

What role does nature play in King Lear? Support your answer with examples from the text.

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