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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. Who will Don Pedro speak to during the second part of his plan to help Claudio?

2. What will the new plan to break up Hero and Claudio do to Hero?

3. Who does Don Pedro say he got his information about Beatrice from when he is in the orchard with Claudio?

4. What is the first question the Prince has for Leonato when they first converse?

5. What will Don Pedro wear to accomplish the first part of his plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Don John so eager to punish Claudio in particular?

2. How does Leonato feel about the prospect of his daughter being wooed when he hears the reports from Antonio?

3. What does Don John say is the cure for his ill humor?

4. What does Beatrice vow to do after Hero and Ursula leave after their conversation in the orchard?

5. What does Borachio plan to ask Margaret after the party at Leonato's house?

6. What do Don John and his two men discuss just after the engagement of Hero and Claudio is announced?

7. What does Borachio say after the party at Leonato's house that gets Don John very excited?

8. What news does Don John bring to Claudio and Don Pedro in the garden after they play their trick on Benedick?

9. What does Benedick say about Hero when Claudio tells him that he has fallen in love with her?

10. Why do Hero and Ursula want Beatrice to hear the lies they are going to tell when they know Beatrice is listening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Valor and honor is a theme of this play that is very important to many of the characters involved. Where does this theme of valor and honor present itself and how do these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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