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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. How does his response to whether he ever loved Eleanor affect her?

2. Of what does Eleanor remind Richard?

3. What else do they banter about?

4. What does Henry want before he dies?

5. What does Alais think Henry likes to do with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys do when they believe they are trapped in the wine cellar?

2. What discussion takes place between Philip and Geoffrey?

3. What is the response when Eleanor asks about Henry's whereabouts? How does she react to this response?

4. What does Henry say he has realized while Eleanor has been in prison?

5. What is revealed about Philip's purpose for his actions?

6. What does Henry tell Alais about his enemies?

7. How does the scene end?

8. How does Henry react when Eleanor agrees to sign whatever he wishes for a little peace?

9. What does Eleanor do once she realizes she now has an advantage?

10. What does Eleanor say she wants? What is Richard's response to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eleanor changes, emotionally, as the play progresses.

Part 1) How does one know a change occurs in her?

Part 2) Why does this change occur?

Part 3) Is this change permanent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The family agrees, in some respect, on what love is.

Part 1) What is love to this family? How do you know this?

Part 2) Why do they believe this is love?

Part 3) How does it affect their lives and relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Alais puts pressure on Henry.

Part 1) What kind of pressure does she put on him?

Part 2) Why does Alais put pressure on him? How does it affect him? Why does it affect him this way?

Part 3) What does the pressure she puts on him reveal about him?

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