Question 1

Cornwall is Lear's

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enemy.

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spy.

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best friend.

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peasant.

Question 2

Why does Cornwall want to get rid of Lear?

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He wants Lear's power and lands for himself.

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Lear is getting too old to run the kingdom.

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He doesn't like the way Lear treats his sons.

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He wants to please Cordelia.

Question 3

Gloucester, ever loyal to the King, takes Lear and his men to his castle and hides them

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in a shed.

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in the garage.

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in the basement.

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in the attic.

Question 4

What even happened last?

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Cornwall blinds Gloucester.

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Gloucester returns to the castle and is arrested.

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Gloucester hides the King and his men.

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Gloucester brings food to Lear and his men.

Question 5

In  what way were Poor Tom and King Lear alike?

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all the above

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Both were miserable.

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Bother were cast out by their own family.

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Bother were suffering hardship.

Question 6

Cornwall ordered ___________to tie Gloucester to a chair.

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his servants

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Caius

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Lear's knights

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Regan

Question 7

Cornwall had been wounded, but his servants had no sympathy for him because

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he treated everyone cruelly.

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he was a madman.

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he was always too quick to draw the sword.

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he was crazy from anger.

Question 8

Another name for this story could be

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"Cornwall's Revenge."

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"Edmund's Reward."

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"Regan Kills a Servant."

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"The King's Imagination."

Question 9

This story is mainly about

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how Cornwall took revenge against Gloucester.

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how Poor Tom looked after the King.

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mad beggars and madmen.

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Lear bringing his daughters to trial.

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