Question 1

Who were the two men who approached Edgar as he stood on the hill?

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Gloucester and a peasant

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Cornwall and Albany

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Cornwall and Edmund

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Edmund and Albany

Question 2

Edgar felt miserable because

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his father was suffering.

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he had lost his way.

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he was so cold.

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his father's only friend was a peasant.

Question 3

Gloucester feels that the loss of his slight

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has caused him to "see" things more clearly.

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has caused everyone much sorrow.

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will bring his family together.

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will cause him to stumble through life.

Question 4

Gloucester now realizes

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that Edmund was a liar and a traitor.

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that Edmund had been telling the truth.

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that Edgar had been a fool.

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that heaven will destroy him.

Question 5

Edgar didn't tell his father who he was because

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he felt he could be of more help to him by keeping the truth from him.

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he thought his father would't believe him.

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he was afraid his father would kill him.

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he was afraid his father would scold him.

Question 6

Gloucester asked Poor Tom to

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lead him to Dover.

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cover his naked body.

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help him plan his suicide.

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take him home.

Question 7

Goneril had no use for

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all of the above.

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Albany.

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Lear.

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Regan.

Question 8

Lear had always loved Cordelia.  Now he was ________ _____ how he had treated her.

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ashamed of

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amazed at

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thrilled at

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grateful for

Question 9

Another name for this story could be

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"A Change of Hearts."

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"Cordilia, a Treasured Jewel."

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"Albany's Rival."

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"Regan Becomes a Widow."

Question 10

This story is mainly about

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how Lear and Gloucester begin to see their mistakes more clearly.

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Goneril's love for Edmund.

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Albany's concern for Gloucester.

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Lear's madness.

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