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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. Who speaks of an animal in a cage at the trial?
(a) Old Sailor.
(b) Lear.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Councillor.

2. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Cornelia.
(d) Susan.

3. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Warrington.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Councillor.
(d) Lear.

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

5. Who spots Lear and creeps up on him from behind in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Councillor.
(b) Warrington.
(c) Bodice.
(d) Fontanelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Now I have all the power... and I'm a slave. Worse."?

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

3. Who claims he has been blind for seven years on the stand at Lear's trial?

4. Who intends to overthrow Lear in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the Carpenter's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fontanelle react to being taken prisoner? What does she say?

2. What do Bodice and Fontanelle plan for Lear's future at the trial? How do they go about this plan?

3. Who do Thomas and Susan reflect from earlier in the play? How?

4. Describe the Farmer and his family. How do they feel about Lear?

5. Why has Lear been spared in the prison? How does he escape?

6. Describe how Lear is blinded in the prison scene. Why is he blinded?

7. Describe the torture of the captured Warrington. What does this scene inform the reader or audience about the nature of the characters?

8. How does Lear react to seeing Fontanelle's autopsy? How does this change his point of view?

9. What does Lear go to do at the Wall in the final scene? Why?

10. Describe the character of Lear as we first encounter him in the play. How old is he? What is his demeanor?

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