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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Thomas want the others to stay at the house?
(a) They'll be persecuted.
(b) They are spies.
(c) They are soldiers.
(d) They are dangerous.

2. What historical event shaped Edward Bond's writing?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Great Famine.
(d) World War I.

3. Where are the civilians being sent in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) To the well.
(b) To the highlands.
(c) To war.
(d) A work camp.

4. Where does the Ghost promise to lead Lear after leaving the prison?
(a) To the house he lived in.
(b) To the battle field.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the cemetery.

5. What sound startles the soldiers in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Cannon fire.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) A train.
(d) A car.

6. What frightens the pigs, making them run?
(a) Lear.
(b) Susan.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The Ghost.

7. Who is Susan's husband?
(a) McFearland.
(b) John.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Thomas.

8. Where does Act 2, Scene 6 take place?
(a) The battlefield.
(b) The woods.
(c) The War Room.
(d) Lear's cell.

9. Who asks Lear to stand up in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) The farmer's wife.
(d) The Ghost.

10. What does Lear ask of Cornelia in Act 3?
(a) To free him.
(b) To speak to the people.
(c) To leave the country.
(d) To tear down the wall.

11. What does Lear beg the son not to do in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Desert him.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Go to the work camps.

12. Where does Act 3, Scene 4 take place?
(a) At the castle.
(b) At the wall.
(c) At the battle field.
(d) At the grave.

13. Where has Lear been taken from in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) The church.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The well.
(d) The prison.

14. What does Cordelia ask of Lear in Act 3?
(a) To leave the country.
(b) To hand over the stowaways.
(c) To stop speaking against the government.
(d) To free the pigs.

15. Who is leading Lear in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Ghost.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jason.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 3 begin?

2. Whom does Lear want to write to in Act 2, Scene 7?

3. Who wrote the original <i>King Lear</i> upon which Bond based his play?

4. How much time passes between Act 3, Scene 1 and Act 3, Scene 3?

5. What is used to kill Bodice?

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