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

2. What does Death say has made up Everyman’s life?

3. Why does Everyman ask Jesus for help?

4. How does Everyman feel about Good Deeds speaking for him?

5. What helps Everyman to lose desire for something as he begins his journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the friends who help Everyman in his journey?

3. What does Death do when Everyman says Death’s coming is unfair?

4. What does Death tell Everyman to do to prove he is worthy of Heaven?

5. How does this play make God seem?

6. Why does Everyman partake of the Seven Sacraments?

7. What is Death’s response to Everyman’s pleas to him?

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

9. What does Everyman beg Death for, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author places some information about the Sacraments throughout this book for us. Why do you think he did that, and how did this affect the pace of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Everyman was devoted to Goods in his life. How did he display this devotion, and what affect did this have on his life?

Essay Topic 3

Everyman and the other characters in this play are purely symbolic. What are these characters symbolic of, and how does this affect the tone of the play?

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