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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 beginning of Act 4, Scene 4, Lady Capulet and the nurse are _____________.
(a) preparing for the wedding day.
(b) discussing recipes for the wedding.
(c) discussing Juliet's dress for the wedding.
(d) trying to wake Juliet.

2. Juliet worries that she will wake before Romeo arrives and
(a) Suffocate in the tomb.
(b) Have to leave without him.
(c) Be forced to marry Paris.
(d) Encounter Tybalt's ghost.

3. Why is the apothecary hesitant to sell Romeo poison?
(a) It is against the law.
(b) It is against his morals.
(c) He does not have what Romeo needs.
(d) He is afraid Romeo will die.

4. Juliet first believes that who is dead in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Mercutio.
(b) Tybalt.
(c) Paris.
(d) Romeo.

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 a potion to wake Juliet.
(c) He wants to buy poison to kill Paris.
(d) He wants to buy poison so he can kill himself and be with Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Friar Laurence tells Friar John that ____________.

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

3. In Act 4, Scene 5, Capulet compares Juliet to what?

4. What news does Balthasar give Romeo at the beginning of Act 5?

5. In Act 3, Scene 3, the friar tells Romeo that the Prince ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How will the potion free Juliet from the commitment to marry Paris?

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

4. Why does the Prince banish Romeo instead of ordering his death?

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

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

7. Why is Juliet so upset that Romeo is banished?

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

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

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

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