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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the friar tell Romeo his "tears are womanish"?

2. Juliet claims the nightingale is still singing because ________________.

3. Why is Juliet ready to go to church, but "never to return"?

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

5. In Act 4, Scnee 2, Juliet apologizes to her parents for ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juliet decide to lie to the nurse in Act 3, Scene 5?

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

3. In Act 4, Scene 2, what language reveals Capulet's anger toward his daughter before she apologizes to him?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. What is ironic about Capulet's statement that the city is "bound" to the Friar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters mature and change over the course of Romeo and Juliet. Choose any character and write an essay in which you track the character's development, noting the change between their initial behavior and any changes you observe over the course of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider Juliet's soliloquy in Act II, Scene 2, in which she asks the question, "What's in a name?" Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Juliet's idea that a name cannot define a person, using evidence from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the saying, "Those have most power to hurt us, that we love." After reviewing the many kinds of love in Romeo and Juliet, write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the preceding statement using any relationship from the play to support your argument.

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