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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. What does Launcelot blame the rise of bacon on?
3. How does the second suitor to Portia treat her while Bassanio is sailing there?
4. What does Launcelot tell Jessica he is worried about her for?
5. Why does the second suitor choose to forgo the gold casket?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Salarino and Solanio so worried about Antonio when Shylock realizes his daughter has run away?
2. What does Lorenzo ask Jessica about Portia, and how does she respond?
3. Who is Shylock forced to deed his property to, and why is Portia so happy about this?
4. Where does Shylock want to search for his daughter, and why is he not able to?
5. What announcement does Gratiano make after Bassanio chooses the correct casket?
6. How does Antonio try to smooth things over when Portia hears that Bassanio gave his ring away?
7. What cheers Shylock while he is so upset about his daughter running away with a Christian?
8. What does Portia tell Nerissa after they leave Belmont?
9. What does Portia offer to do when they hear of Antonio's misfortune, and what does Jessica say about this plan?
10. Why is Antonio so certain that the Duke will uphold the contract between him and Shylock?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?
Essay Topic 2
Nerissa is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Nerissa had not been in the play at all?
Essay Topic 3
Which character do you relate with the most in this play? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the play?
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