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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. After leaving the room, Nicholas:

2. Springer, as Thomas Wells, raises the question of:

3. How did the ladies signify their favorite knights?

4. What affliction does Jane suffer from:

5. What do they rind in the chamber:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lord de Guise want from the players?

2. How did Martin error and how did he correct his error?

3. What kinds of questions does the Justice ask Margaret?

4. What does examining the body of Thomas Wells reveal?

5. What does Nicholas feel is Martin's purpose for the play?

6. When Martin begins the Prologue to the play, what does he explain to the audience?

7. What are the players allowed to bring to the castle?

8. What do Martin and Nicholas learn at the jail?

9. Why is the audience angry at the players when they learn of the Monk's death?

10. What happens in the show when Thomas Wells was portrayed as following the woman to her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion of the book? Is it a good way to do a murder mystery? Did the book hold your interest?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Play of Thomas Wells and the True Play of Thomas Wells represent? Do the players make their point in the plays? Do you think it is a good way to do it?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the King's Justice? Why does he appear in the town? Do you think Nicholas was right to trust him after he escaped from the castle? Why or why not?

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