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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 is present in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Lewis.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(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) Lear.
(b) Thomas.
(c) The Small Man.
(d) Susan.

3. Why does the Small Man say he looks ragged to Thomas?
(a) He was fighting in the war.
(b) He was beaten by thugs.
(c) He's been living with wolves.
(d) He's a spy.

4. What does Lear recognize in the well bucket?
(a) Soil.
(b) Blood.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A baby.

5. What is Bodice doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Pacing.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers do to the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?

2. Who is McFearson?

3. What does the Small Man say they're saying in the camps?

4. What does Lear help the Wife do?

5. What does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear that the soldiers are doing?

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