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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. When Leontes imprisons Hermione, who does she take with her?

2. How do the men, in Act three, scene one, say the journey to the Oracle is?

3. In what city is the Oracle located?

4. What does Leontes send men to get from the Oracle?

5. How does the Oracle characterize Leontes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paulina do when the guard tells her that no one sees the queen?

2. What does the message from the Oracle say?

3. How does Hermione describe her love for Polixenes?

4. What is the history behind the friendship of the kings?

5. How does Camillo describe the shepherd and his estate?

6. What happens when Leontes and Polixenes meet each other again, for the first time since Polixenes fled Sicilia?

7. What does the old shepherd think when he happens upon the baby?

8. What does Paulina do, after she reunites Hermione with her family?

9. When Leontes is told that Polixenes and Camillo escape, what does he do about his other children?

10. What is Paulina's response to the king's claim that he has her burnt by fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Polixenes and Leontes similar characters? Use specific examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism of the weather in the play? Cite specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What role do prophecies and the gods play in the story? Cite specific examples from the play to support your answer.

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