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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 do as he tells Richard what he imagines Eleanor is saying?

2. Where does the first scene take place?

3. What does Alais tell Henry about what John thinks?

4. As Eleanor drinks her wine, what does she recall?

5. Richard says he is going to do everything in his power to have what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it learned that there is a romance between Philip and Richard?

2. How does Henry act when John leaves, upset?

3. To what decision does Henry come regarding his sons?

4. What does Eleanor do once she realizes she now has an advantage?

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

6. What takes place when Henry enters?

7. What takes place between Eleanor and Richard?

8. How does Richard mockingly refer to Henry? Describe the argument that continues after this comment.

9. How does the scene end?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This play seems to end where it began.

Part 1) How is this true? What have the characters gained, if anything, throughout the course of this play?

Part 2) Why would the playwright have his play end similarly to how it begins?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on this play, as a whole? Do you have any suggestions for the playwright? If so, what are they? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Alais puts pressure on Henry.

Part 1) What kind of pressure does she put on him?

Part 2) Why does Alais put pressure on him? How does it affect him? Why does it affect him this way?

Part 3) What does the pressure she puts on him reveal about him?

Essay Topic 3

Act 2, Scene 3 is a climactic scene.

Part 1) Describe this scene. How is this scene climactic?

Part 2) What symbol reappears here? What is the significance of this symbol?

Part 3) What does this scene reveal about all of the characters?

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