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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>
(a) Follow Romeo to see what he is doing.
(b) Go to Friar Lawrence's cell to ask his advice.
(c) Go back to the party to find Tybalt.
(d) Go home without Romeo.

2. In lines 11 and 12, Romeo says, "Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling./Being but heavy, I will bear the light." This is an example of what?
(a) A simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) A pun.
(d) An allegory.

3. The nurse's attitude toward Paris could be described as what?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Admiring.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Fearful.

4. Who does Montague ask for an account of the brawl in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Prince Escalus.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Tybalt.

5. Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with _______________.
(a) Money to use as a bribe for the guards outside Juliet's room.
(b) Money to escape to Mantua with him.
(c) Ropes to tie up the guard so he can climb to Juliet's room.
(d) Ropes to make a ladder to climb to Juliet's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Romeo and his friends going during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.

3. What does Juliet discover about Romeo through the nurse at the end of Act 1?

4. Romeo claims his love for Juliet is different from his love for Rosaline because ________________.

5. Why is there more "peril" in Juliet's eye than in her kinsmen's swords?

Short Essay Questions

1. What freedom does Capulet seem to be offering Juliet in her choices for marriage?

2. How does Lady Capulet appear to feel about Paris as a prospective groom for her daughter?

3. Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse's return in Act 2, Scene 5?

4. Why is Mercutio discussing Tybalt's character in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. Why are Benvolio and Mercutio teasing Romeo in Act 2, Scene 1?

6. Why does Juliet wish Romeo had another name?

7. Why is Prince Escalus angry with the Montagues and Capulets?

8. What are Sampson and Gregory saying about the Montagues as they approach the city square?

9. Why does Benvolio attempt to convince Romeo to pursue other loves?

10. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?

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