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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. What does Pa issue orders for?
(a) Huge feast and gifts of money.
(b) Changes in the palace guards.
(c) A new set of soldiers.
(d) Presents for his wife and those that helped her.

2. What reason does the person give for wanting the king to change his mind?
(a) Pa is indeed a vulgar man and deserved what he got.
(b) All of the children should be present at such an event.
(c) The king needs as many loyal people as possible near him.
(d) It is not fair to punish the boy by missing the parade.

3. Which of the following is one of the main themes of this play?
(a) Life and relationships are chaotic.
(b) Relationships are the meaning of life.
(c) Excessive natures are poor relationships.
(d) It is through life and relationships that meaning can be drawn.

4. What does Pa offer to the captain in exchange for his help?
(a) That he will give him a night with Ma.
(b) That he will become a duke.
(c) That he will pay him handsomely.
(d) That the entire country will be better off.

5. What happens between Ma and Pa when the guests come in?
(a) They continue arguing.
(b) They use more vulgarity though it is in code.
(c) They pretend like the do not know each other.
(d) They become friendlier to each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests complain about?

2. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?

3. What does the king refer to from Pa's past?

4. Why does Ma feel obligated to encourage Pa to seek out his ambitions?

5. What does Buggerless call Pa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Ma share with the audience in her soliloquy?

2. What happens when Pa goes to the peasants and demand they pay their taxes?

3. Where does Ma search for the kingdom's treasure?

4. How does the play open?

5. What are Ma and Pa preparing for and what does Pa joke about?

6. What do Pa, Ma and the captain discuss and what promise does Pa make to the captain?

7. What does Ma pretend to be and why?

8. How would you best describe the style of the writing in this play?

9. What news does the messenger bring to Ma and Pa and how does Pa react to the message?

10. Where do Rosamund and Buggerless watch the parade and what does Buggerless see?

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