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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. When does Gratiano say love tends to wane?

2. How is Jessica dressed when she arrives at the masquerade?

3. Who is Shylock's daughter sad to see leave?

4. What does the inscription on the silver casket say it holds?

5. What religion does Shylock's daughter follow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessica say she hopes will happen as her father leaves the house on the night of the masquerade?

2. What does the Moroccan prince think is causing Portia's reserved and quiet reaction to him?

3. What is Bassanio's response to the men who want to travel with him when he leaves Venice?

4. What do the men discussing the masquerade say they need for the ball?

5. What does Jessica ask Launcelot to do before he leaves Venice?

6. How does Shylock react when he hears that Launcelot has chosen to find new employment with Bassanio?

7. What does Launcelot do when he sees his father on the streets?

8. How does Antonio feel at the beginning of the play and why?

9. What is Jessica so ashamed of herself for?

10. Who asks to travel with Bassanio when he leaves Venice and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this play? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

What were the inscriptions and contents of the three caskets and what significance do they play on the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Portia and Nerissa both have similar relationships with their husbands, but there are some notable differences. Please compare and contrast these relationships and explain how they affected the other characters around them.

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