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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. How does Juliet react to the nurse's suggestion that she marry Paris?
(a) Juliet believes the nurse is kindly offering her wisdom.
(b) Juliet believes the nurse has lost her mind.
(c) Juliet believes she can no longer trust the nurse.
(d) Juliet believes she should trust her old friend.

2. Finally, at the end of Act 4, Scene 4, Capulet tells the nurse to do what?
(a) Go chat with Paris.
(b) Leave him be.
(c) Waken Juliet because Paris has already arrived.
(d) Go to bed and rest before the wedding.

3. Who discovers that Juliet appears to be dead?
(a) Lady Capulet.
(b) Paris.
(c) Capulet.
(d) The nurse.

4. Why was Friar John prevented from delivering Romeo's letter?
(a) He was quarantined due to an infectious illness in the town.
(b) He was afraid to visit a town with an infectious pestilence.
(c) He was told Romeo was ill and could not have visitors.
(d) He did not trust Romeo with the letter.

5. Why does Romeo visit the apothecary in Act 5, Scene 1?
(a) He wants to buy a potion to fake his own death.
(b) He wants to buy poison so he can kill himself and be with Juliet.
(c) He wants to buy a potion to wake Juliet.
(d) He wants to buy poison to kill Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. The friar claims he is uneasy about Paris' wedding to Juliet because _________________.

2. Friar Laurence advises the Capulets to do what in Act 4, Scene 5?

3. In Act 4, Scene 2, Capulet hopes the friar was able to do what?

4. What does Juliet say to her mother and the nurse instead of "goodnight"?

5. Capulet believes Juliet will cooperate with the wedding plans fully because __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juliet threaten to kill herself in Act 4, Scene 1?

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

3. How has Romeo's name "murdered" Juliet?

4. What is Juliet's first speech about in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. In Act 3, Scene 4, Lady Capulet says she will "know Juliet's mind" early the next day. What does this suggest about Juliet's role in the marriage?

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

7. Why does Romeo believe he can get the apothecary to sell him poison, though it is illegal?

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

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

10. What statement does Juliet make to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5 that foreshadows both their deaths?

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