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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. Gloucester tells Edmund to say what if someone asks about Gloucester?
2. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?
3. Kent tells the gentleman of a coming conflict between Albany and Cornwall and asks the gentleman to take the report to where?
4. The gentleman on the hearth tells Kent that Lear is doing what in the storm?
5. Gloucester orders Edgar captured and killed because Gloucester thinks Edgar did what to Edmund?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the letter Edmund has, that is supposedly from Edgar, say?
2. What act of nature is ravaging the earth and Lear?
3. How is King Lear going to divide up his kingdom?
4. The storm is distracting the King from what?
5. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?
6. Instead of explaining why he attacked Oswald, what does Kent say?
7. When the Duke of Cornwall and Regan commiserate with Gloucester about his traitorous son, what do they suggest was the influence on Edgar?
8. How are Kent's actions in relation to Oswald similar to Cordelia's actions in relation to Lear?
9. Before Lear and his retinue depart for Regan's house, what does the Fool tell Lear?
10. After Regan and Cornwall order Gloucester not to let the King back into the castle, Gloucester tells Edmund that he plans to do what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using examples from the text, how are Goneril and Regan alike and different in their actions, characteristic, motivations, and reaction to their father?
Essay Topic 2
What character traits of King Lear appear in his daughters and how do these traits affect his relationships with his daughters? Use examples from the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
One of the first things that King Lear does is give up his kingdom. The end result is chaos for England. Using examples from the play, discuss whether you think this was a mistake by King Lear and how the play shows whether this was a mistake by King Lear or not.
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