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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the "wild man" hide?

2. Who accompanies Lear in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. What does Lear find on the ground in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

5. Why doesn't the Old Orderly know Lear's crime?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what happens at the end of Act 1, Scene 7 with the soldiers at the Gravedigger's Boy's house.

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

4. What is the argument between Lear and the Gravedigger's Wife? How do these characters feel about each other?

5. Why did the Gravedigger's Son settle where he did? How did he discover the place where he lives?

6. What does the Orderly say about his imprisonment to Lear in Act 2?

7. What does Warrington advise the king regarding the war with Bodice and Fontanelle? What is Lear's reply?

8. What does Fontanelle say on the stand against her father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the irony that is evident in Lear. What different forms of irony does Bond employ in the play? Define the terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary theme of Lear? How is this theme expressed through the characters and the actions of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the production history of Bond's Lear. How has it been received by the public? What characteristics of the play make it controversial? Why?

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