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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Now I have all the power... and I'm a slave. Worse."?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Carpenter.

2. Who says, "I came here when I was cold and hungry and afraid. I wasn't turned away, and I won't turn anyone away"?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Lear.
(c) The Small Man.
(d) Susan.

3. Why doesn't Thomas want the others to stay at the house?
(a) They are spies.
(b) They are soldiers.
(c) They'll be persecuted.
(d) They are dangerous.

4. What does Bodice hand to Fontanelle in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Warrants to sign.
(b) Her mirror.
(c) Their marriage licenses.
(d) Her wool.

5. What does the Small Man say they're saying in the camps?
(a) That there's a revolution brewing.
(b) That Lear is a traitor.
(c) That Lear will blow up the wall.
(d) That Cordelia will have them all killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bodice say she had troops bring North and Cornwall back?

2. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?

3. Why does the Small Man say he looks ragged to Thomas?

4. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?

5. What job does the Wife give the Carpenter to do?

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