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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. Who is Maxillius' father?

2. What is the theme of Act one, scene one?

3. Antigonus speaks to the baby and says that _____ are its caretakers.

4. Where is the guard during Paulina and the other lady's visit?

5. What type of play does Shakespeare list "The Winter's Tale" as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the mariner warn Antigonus about?

2. Why does Camillo want to return to Sicilia?

3. What does Florizel say when Polixenes, in disguise, asks him about his father's role in the marriage between himself and Perdita?

4. Why does Hermione say that she has nothing left in her life?

5. What does Clown name off in the list of things he needs to buy for the sheep-shearing feast?

6. What does the message from the Oracle say?

7. Why do Leontes and Perdita not want Paulina to close the curtain on the statue of Hermione?

8. Why does Polixenes not want to let Camillo go?

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

10. What are the charges against Hermione at her trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of Autolycus in the play? Support your answer with examples from the play.

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the play, the characters all leave together. Is the ending of the play too neat? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the play.

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