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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. What kind of life does Claudio's sister want to live?

2. Where is Claudio's sister when she first appears on stage?

3. What does Escalus say he will do if Pompey is arrested again?

4. What is the Constable's name?

5. How long have the laws been unenforced in Vienna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done in place of Barnardine's execution?

2. How is the plan first explained to Mariana, and how does she feel about it?

3. What does Lucio tell Isabella about Claudio's arrest?

4. What does Escalus say about the Duke's idea to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

5. Why does the Duke choose to appoint Angelo as the new deputy?

6. What news does Pompey bring when he first appears on stage?

7. What does Lucio say to the disguised Duke in the prison?

8. Where does the Duke go in Act 2, Scene 3?

9. What does Escalus ask Angelo at the beginning of Act 2, and what is Angelo's response?

10. What position does the Provost offer to Pompey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect those characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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