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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Juliet threatens to do what in Act 4, Scene 1?
(a) Kill Paris.
(b) Tell her parents the truth.
(c) Run away tonight.
(d) Kill herself.

2. Juliet first believes that who is dead in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mercutio.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Tybalt.

3. Why does the apothecary finally take Romeo's money?
(a) He wants revenge.
(b) He is poor.
(c) He is corrupt.
(d) He wants to kill Romeo.

4. Juliet claims the nightingale is still singing because ________________.
(a) She wants to believe it is still dark so Romeo can stay.
(b) She believes the nightingale is lucky and will protect Romeo.
(c) She wants to believe it is still dark so the Capulets will not see Romeo leaving.
(d) She wants to believe Romeo will come and see her.

5. Friar Laurence arrives in Act 5, Scene 3 _______________.
(a) Before Romeo dies, but after Juliet kills herself.
(b) After Romeo and Juliet kill themselves.
(c) Before Romeo and Juliet die.
(d) After Romeo dies, but before Juliet kills herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 4, Scene 5, the friar claims that Juliet is ___________.

2. In Act 4, Scene 2, Capulet hopes the friar was able to do what?

3. Friar Laurence heads to the burial monument in Act 5, Scene 2 because _____________.

4. Why is the apothecary hesitant to sell Romeo poison?

5. What is Romeo doing at the start of Act 3, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Friar Laurence ask for an "iron crow" when he learns that Romeo did not get his letter?

2. What statement does Juliet make to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5 that foreshadows both their deaths?

3. Why does Capulet plan Juliet's wedding even though she has not professed a love for Paris yet?

4. Why are the preparations for Juliet's wedding to Paris so rushed?

5. In Act 4, Scene 2, what language reveals Capulet's anger toward his daughter before she apologizes to him?

6. What is ironic about Capulet's statement that the city is "bound" to the Friar?

7. Why does Juliet decide to lie to the nurse in Act 3, Scene 5?

8. How has Romeo's name "murdered" Juliet?

9. Why is Capulet so happy in Act 4, Scene 4?

10. Why is Juliet so upset that Romeo is banished?

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