WorksheetsKing Lear Ch.E-503-28: Cordelia Returns
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the two men who approached Edgar as he stood on the hill?
a)
Cornwall and Albany
b)
Cornwall and Edmund
c)
Gloucester and a peasant
d)
Edmund and Albany
2.
Edgar felt miserable because
a)
his father was suffering.
b)
he was so cold.
c)
he had lost his way.
d)
his father's only friend was a peasant.
3.
Gloucester feels that the loss of his sight
a)
will cause him to stumble through life.
b)
has caused everyone much sorrow.
c)
will bring his family together.
d)
has caused him to "see" (understand) things more clearly.
4.
Gloucester now realizes
a)
that Edgar had been a fool.
b)
that Edmund was a liar and a traitor.
c)
that Edmund had been telling the truth.
d)
that heaven will destroy him.
5.
Edgar didn't tell his father who he was because
a)
he was afraid his father would kill him.
b)
he felt he could be of ore help to him by keeping the truth from him.
c)
he thought his father wouldn't believe him.
d)
he was afraid his father would scold him.
6.
Gloucester asked Poor Tom to
a)
lead him to Dover.
b)
cover his naked body.
c)
help him plan his suicide.
d)
take him home.
7.
General had no use for
a)
Regan.
b)
Albany.
c)
Lear.
d)
all of the above. (a,b,c)
8.
Lear had always loved Cordelia. Now he was __________ _______ how he had treated her.
a)
grateful for
b)
amazed at
c)
ashamed of
d)
thrilled at
9.
Another name for this story could be
a)
"A Change Of Hearts."
b)
"Albany's Rival."
c)
"Reagan Becomes A Widow."
d)
"Cordelia, A Treasured Jewel."
10.
This story is mainly about
a)
General's love for Edmund.
b)
how Lear and Gloucester, in their suffering, begin to see their mistakes more clearly.
c)
Albany's concern for Gloucester.
d)
Lear's madness.
11.
Mr. Dobbs has traveled to many ____________ countries.
a)
foreign
b)
regret
c)
sorrow
d)
widow
12.
Lisa felt great ___________ when her best friend moved away.
a)
foreign
b)
regret
c)
sorrow
d)
widow
13.
Mrs. Olsen became a ______________ last year and now she lives alone.
a)
prey
b)
regret
c)
sorrow
d)
widow
14.
John felt __________ that he started the fight.
a)
prey
b)
regret
c)
sorrow
d)
widow
15.
Birds __________ on worms and fish.
a)
prey
b)
regret
c)
sickness
d)
widow
16.
Philip's _____________ kept him home from school for several weeks.
a)
prey
b)
regret
c)
sickness
d)
widow
17.
Synonym for overseas, distant, alien, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, or strange.
a)
prey
b)
sickness
c)
foreign
d)
regret
18.
Synonym for victim, target, dupe, pushover, or patsy.
a)
prey
b)
sickness
c)
foreign
d)
regret
19.
Synonym for sorry, sad, or disappointed.
a)
prey
b)
sickness
c)
sorrow
d)
regret
20.
Synonym for illness, disease, ailment, infection, bug, or virus.
a)
prey
b)
sickness
c)
sorrow
d)
regret
21.
Synonym for sadness, unhappiness, misery, depression, despair, melancholy, heartache, or grief.
a)
widow
b)
sickness
c)
sorrow
d)
regret
22.
A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
a)
widow
b)
sickness
c)
sorrow
d)
regret
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