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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story about that Lear tells in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A horse.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A bird.

2. Who offers to go infiltrate the camps and gain support against the crown in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Ben.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Lear.
(d) Thomas.

3. To whom does Lear say, "Don't ask them for favours. Walk with us. Be gentle and don't pull," in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Bodice.
(c) Fontanelle.
(d) Cordelia.

4. Which character says, "I have lived with murderers and thugs, there are limits to their greed and violence, but you decent, honest men devour the earth"?
(a) Lear.
(b) Councillor.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Cordelia.

5. Who does Lear ask to lead him on a journey in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Susan.
(d) Cordelia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Lear play in the play?

2. Which character says, "For as long as I can remember there was misery and waste and suffering wherever you were. You live in your own mad world, you can't hear me"?

3. Where are the civilians being sent in Act 2, Scene 7?

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

5. Who says, "I tried to follow you but when we got out in the open the wind was too strong, it pushed me back"?

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