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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. What does the Wounded Soldier see before he dies onstage?
(a) The stars.
(b) The moon.
(c) The ocean.
(d) His wife.

2. What does the Gravedigger's Boy say his wife would like to do?
(a) Marry the Carpenter.
(b) Betray the king.
(c) Put a fence around them.
(d) Go back to her father.

3. What is the name of the wife of the Gravedigger's Boy?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Susan.
(d) Sarah.

4. Who does Fontanelle say posed for her husband's portraits?
(a) His son.
(b) His brother.
(c) An actor.
(d) Himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bodice and Fontanelle plan to meet at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Cornwall suggest be done with Lear?

3. What action does Bodice perform throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What does Fontanelle complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Thomas and Ben reveal to Lear that they plan to do in Act 3, Scene 2? Why?

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

4. In Act 2, what character changes has Cordelia undergone since Act 1?

5. How does the Ghost die? How does Lear react?

6. How does the power shift in Act 2, Scene 5? What actions indicate this?

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

8. Compare and contrast the characters of Bodice and Fontanelle. Whom are they related to? How are they similar? How are they different?

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

10. What does Warrington reveal about Bodice and Fontanelle in Act 1, Scene 2? What is his course of action?

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