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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. In Chapter 65, Antony leaves for a military campaign in _____________.

2. What is Selene's overall personality?

3. Where does Cleopatra meet Antony in Chapter 54?

4. What does Cleopatra consult regarding the famine and plague?

5. What does Cleopatra think will be Octavian's motivation to declare war on Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cleopatra name the son she has with Marc Antony?

2. What stance of Antony's incites Octavian to declare war?

3. What are the misconceptions that the Romans have about Cleopatra's Egypt?

4. Why is Cleopatra particularly disappointed in the contents of Caesar's will?

5. How does Cleopatra try to give the illusion of control while funding Antony's military campaigns?

6. What is the dream that Cleopatra has regarding Antony's survival in battle?

7. How does Cleopatra respond to Antony's rejection of their getting married?

8. Why does Cleopatra take offense to something Mardian says regarding Cleopatra's need to re-marry?

9. What are Cleopatra's expectations of Marc Antony once they have initiated an intimate relationship?

10. What is Cleopatra's personal agony on the night before Antony departs for battle at Parthia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA is a classic example of historical fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in THE MEMOIRS OF CLEOPATRA. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

What if Cleopatra had lived? What would Cleopatra have done if she had lived longer than her 39 years? Would she have been overthrown and exiled? Would she have been assassinated at some point? How would she have guided the lives of her children? Explain.

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