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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. Before she falls unconscious, Juliet thinks she sees ______________.
(a) Romeo's ghost come to take her to her grave.
(b) Tybalt's ghost seeking Romeo.
(c) Romeo standing in the window.
(d) Tybalt's ghost coming to take her to her grave.

2. Why does Juliet refuse to go to her grieving parents?
(a) She says she will be too busy making arrangements for her wedding night.
(b) She suggests she will go to her room and kill herself out of grief for Romeo.
(c) She says she will go find Romeo and give him a message.
(d) She suggests she is already angry with her parents.

3. What finally causes Romeo to fight?
(a) Mercutio's death and Tybalt's triumph.
(b) Romeo's pride.
(c) Mercutio's condemnation of the families.
(d) Tybalt's taunts.

4. Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?
(a) Romeo is trying to trick Tybalt into letting his guard down.
(b) Romeo is trying to respect Tybalt as Juliet's family since they are now married.
(c) Romeo wants Tybalt to fight Mercutio instead.
(d) Romeo wants Tybalt to believe he is forgiving.

5. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, Capulet plans to do what?
(a) Visit the friar to thank him for helping Juliet.
(b) Stay up and plan for the wedding the next day.
(c) Stay up to watch over Juliet.
(d) Visit Paris and tell him the wedding is off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to speak to Romeo and the friar in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. Why does Romeo visit the apothecary in Act 5, Scene 1?

3. Capulet is in a rush in Act 4, Scene 4 because ______________.

4. Friar Laurence heads to the burial monument in Act 5, Scene 2 because _____________.

5. Who discovers that Juliet appears to be dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt instead of Romeo?

2. What consolation does the friar offer the Capulet family when Juliet is found dead?

3. Why does Paris try to prevent Romeo from entering the vault?

4. What is Friar Laurence's plan for Juliet now that the letter has failed to reach Romeo?

5. Why are the preparations for Juliet's wedding to Paris so rushed?

6. What reasons does Friar Laurence give Romeo to be happy in Act 3, Scene 3?

7. In what way has Romeo sold the apothecary "poison"?

8. Why does Friar Laurence ask for an "iron crow" when he learns that Romeo did not get his letter?

9. How do Juliet's verbalized fears in Act 4, Scene 3 foreshadow upcoming events?

10. What does Juliet plan to do if the potion does not work?

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