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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. The Justice, his men and Nicholas ride to:

2. What do they rind in the chamber:

3. What did the players decide to offer to Lord de Guise?

4. What question does the character of Thomas Wells raise?

5. In the play Thomas Wells says the purpose of the purse was to:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the players perform the play?

3. What happens before the conclusion of the performance?

4. What does Nicholas learn about the activities of John Lambert?

5. Some of the players want to leave after the performance but Martin wants to stay. Why?

6. What do they learn about Lord de Guise?

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

8. What do Martin and Nicholas learn at the jail?

9. When Martin begins the Prologue to the play, what does he explain to the audience?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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'?

Essay Topic 2

Assess the character of Nicholas, the priest who becomes a player? Do you think he acts responsibly? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

After the first performance of the play of Thomas Wells, the players decide they are in danger. Why? Some of them want to leave town but Martin says not until after the second performance. Why does he want them to stay? What happens as a result?

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