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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. What does Henry say he has to get for John?

2. How big is the Vexin?

3. Of what does Eleanor say she almost won?

4. When would Philip add his soldiers to John's?

5. How does John respond when Henry asks John whether he has seen Philip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry say about Eleanor's smile? How does he respond when she asks whether he ever loved her?

2. What discussion takes place between Philip and Geoffrey?

3. How does Eleanor respond when Alais asks about her feelings for Henry?

4. How does Richard react when Eleanor's condition is revealed?

5. What is revealed about Philip's purpose for his actions?

6. What does Henry tell Alais about his enemies?

7. How does John feel about Henry? How does Henry learn of this?

8. What does Eleanor say she wants? What is Richard's response to this?

9. How does Henry act towards Alais? What is the excuse he gives to Eleanor?

10. What does Henry remind Eleanor, regarding her behavior towards him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The dialogue is important.

Part 1) Describe the dialogue.

Part 2) Is the dialogue engaging? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is important about the dialogue? Why is this important?

Essay Topic 2

All the characters and many of the circumstances of this play are matters of historical record.

Part 1) Describe these characters. Why might the author use real people?

Part 2) What circumstances might be real? How do you know this?

Part 3) What is the author's purpose for putting real characters into both real and fictional circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

Chess is used as a metaphor.

Part 1) How is it used as a metaphor? Why?

Part 2) What does this metaphor reveal about each character?

Part 3) When is chess used as a metaphor? Why is it used during those specific scenes?

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