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

Short Answer Questions

1. Philip opens the canopy of the bed, suggesting that Richard do what?

2. What does Eleanor do when Richard pulls out a dagger and makes as if to kill John?

3. For what has Eleanor come?

4. What does Eleanor say to Alais?

5. Geoffrey enters, saying that Richard is in a _________.

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

This play seems to end where it began.

Part 1) How is this true? What have the characters gained, if anything, throughout the course of this play?

Part 2) Why would the playwright have his play end similarly to how it begins?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on this play, as a whole? Do you have any suggestions for the playwright? If so, what are they? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Eleanor and Henry have a love-hate relationship.

Part 1) Describe this relationship. Why do they have this type of relationship?

Part 2) How does this relationship affect their family?

Part 3) Is anything resolved, regarding this relationship, by the end of the play? Why or why not?

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