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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 volunteers to do lustful things with Everyman?

2. Who hears someone making way for Everyman when he dies?

3. How does Everyman feel when Fellowship says he would die for Everyman?

4. Why does Good Deeds wonder if she will make a difference for Everyman?

5. Where does Everyman go when he is ready for his reckoning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Death do when Everyman tries to bribe him?

2. How does Everyman feel about Kindred before asking him for help?

3. What has caused Good Deeds’s appearance when she first appears in this book?

4. What are some of the reasons Everyman gives for Death’s visit to be unfair?

5. How does Good Deeds change in appearance through this play?

6. Why is Goods not able to do what Everyman asked of him?

7. How does Death feel about Everyman when they first meet?

8. Why was this play written?

9. How is the beginning of the world described in this play?

10. Why does Death say Everyman must die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyman had many high and lofty goals in life. How did he go about achieving these?

Essay Topic 2

The author of this book is unknown, and yet the content has withstood the test of time. Why of you think this was possible when most great works survive on the fame of their creators?

Essay Topic 3

Much of this book centered around Catholic beliefs. What are some of these beliefs, and how did they shape this plot?

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