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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. Nicholas is wearing:

2. Who do they implicate for the murder in the play?

3. As host, Lord de Guise:

4. How do Martin and Nicholas gain admittance to Jane's cell?

5. Lord de Guise wants:

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Nicholas decide to see for information?

2. Where are the players taken when they arrive at the castle?

3. How do the players perform the play?

4. What happens before the conclusion of the performance?

5. What do they learn about Lord de Guise?

6. Where does Nicholas go after leaving the castle?

7. Why is the audience angry at the players when they learn of the Monk's death?

8. What does examining the body of Thomas Wells reveal?

9. What happens in the show when Thomas Wells was portrayed as following the woman to her house?

10. What kinds of questions does the Justice ask Margaret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the structure of the fourteenth century English play? Why are the plays based on the Bible? Discuss the style used in the presentation of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the King's Justice? Why does he appear in the town? Do you think Nicholas was right to trust him after he escaped from the castle? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author has various techniques that he uses in the book. Discuss the use of light and what it means. Why is Death referred to with a capital 'D'?

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