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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. Why does Antipholus of Syracuse suggest that Dromio must have spoken with Adriana before in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Because she is pretty.
(b) Because she knows his name.
(c) Because she looks familiar.
(d) Because she is nice.

2. What does Luciana tell Adriana that jealousy has caused her to become at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Silly.
(b) Timid.
(c) Feeble.
(d) A fool.

3. What areas does Egeon tell the Duke he traveled through before coming to Ephesus?
(a) Greece and France.
(b) Greece and Asia.
(c) Africa and Italy.
(d) Africa and Asia.

4. What is the name of the servant who banters with Antipholus of Ephesus and his men who are still stuck outside the house in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Luciana.
(b) Adriana.
(c) Perdita.
(d) Luce.

5. Where does the First Merchant tell Antipholus of Syracuse he should pretend to be from at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Greece.
(b) Epidamnum.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Egeon have to pay his ransom by to avoid execution?

2. Who is the first to speak in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Finish the sentence: "And he will bless that cross with other beating: between you I shall have a holy _____."

4. Where does Dromio of Syracuse say one should not drop their money in during Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Finish the sentence: "The beasts, the fishes, and the winged fowls, are their males' subjects and at their _______."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the conversation between the Abbess and Adriana in Act 5, Scene 1?

2. Describe the exchange between Antipholus of Syracuse and Angelo at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1.

3. How does Dromio of Syracuse describe the woman who has claimed him?

4. What and why does Antipholus of Ephesus ask of Angelo at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Why does Egion's son leave home at 18?

6. What does Antipholus of Ephesus say in protest to his arrest in Act 4, Scene 4?

7. What happens when Egion claims Antipholus of Ephesus is his son near the end of Act 5, Scene 1?

8. What does Antipholus of Ephesus send Dromio of Syracuse to do at the end of Act 4, Scene 1?

9. What does Dromio of Ephesus say he needs his master for in Act 1, Scene 2?

10. What does Adriana tell Luciana she fears at the end of Act 2, Scene 1?

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