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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 does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning home with Portia?
2. Which casket does Bassanio choose?
3. How does the second suitor to Portia treat her while Bassanio is sailing there?
4. What does Portia threaten to do when she hears Bassanio has given away his ring?
5. Where have some of Antonio's ships sunk?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Salarino and Solanio so worried about Antonio when Shylock realizes his daughter has run away?
2. What does Portia tell Nerissa after they leave Belmont?
3. What does Shylock tell Solanio and Salarino he will do with the pound of flesh he gets from Antonio, and why?
4. What cheers Shylock while he is so upset about his daughter running away with a Christian?
5. What does Shylock hope will happen before Antonio is made to pay his pound of flesh?
6. What does Nerissa plan to get from her husband before returning to Belmont with Portia?
7. What does Lorenzo praise Portia for after Bassanio leaves for Venice and how does Portia respond?
8. What does Portia do when she finds out Bassanio gave his ring away, and how does Bassanio react to this?
9. Why is Antonio so certain that the Duke will uphold the contract between him and Shylock?
10. What does Lorenzo ask Jessica about Portia, and how does she respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Shakespeare have chosen these particular places?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the term of a "pound of flesh" and what significance it plays in this story-line. Where does it appear, and which characters are most affected by it?
Essay Topic 3
How were the roles of women different in the time of this play than they are now, and how does the theme of gender roles present itself in the text?
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