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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gardener plant for the Queen?

2. Who is arrested in Act 4, Scene 1?

3. How does Richard respond to Bolingbroke's demands?

4. Where is the Queen being sent from England?

5. What is the final line of Act 3, Scene 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are numerous displays of power and people yielding to that power in "Richard II". What were some of the most important examples of this, and what does it say about the characters who acted in this way? Think about how loyalties changed over the course of the play when addressing this question.

Essay Topic 2

How is reading a play a different experience than reading a novel? Which aspects of "Richard II" were most helpful for you to visualize the events? How would this have been different should "Richard II" have been a novel?

Essay Topic 3

Richard and Bolingbroke were very different types of kings. Compare and contrast their kingship and their general character traits that made them the kings they were.

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