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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the main themes of Lear?
(a) Sex.
(b) Love.
(c) Violence.
(d) Beauty.

2. Who is Susan's husband?
(a) John.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) McFearland.

3. To whom does Lear say, "Don't ask them for favours. Walk with us. Be gentle and don't pull," in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Fontanelle.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Where does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?
(a) At the grave.
(b) At the battle field.
(c) At the castle.
(d) At the wall.

5. Who kills the Ghost?
(a) The pigs.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is leading Lear in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. Who says, "But if you listened to everything your conscience told you you'd go mad. You'd never get anything done--and there's a lot to do, some of it very hard"?

3. Who asks Lear to stand up in Act 2, Scene 7?

4. What do the prisoners pass around in Act 2, Scene 5?

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

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