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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand: This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more Can I demand.

A
Tragedy is often caused by people misunderstanding each other.
B
Tragedy causes people to blame one another and drive each other apart.
C
Tragedy is often necessary in order for people to forgive one another.
D
Tragedy can cause people who are enemies to forgive each other.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.Paris: My father Capulet will have it so;And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.5Friar Laurence: You say you do not know the lady’s mind:Uneven is the course, I like it not.Paris: Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death,And therefore have I little talk’d of love;For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.10

A
because Paris has not expressed his love to Juliet
B
because Friar Laurence has already married Juliet to Romeo
C
because Capulet has already welcomed Romeo into the family
D
because Juliet is still mourning the death of her cousin Tybalt
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secrecyangergreedjealousy

A
secrecy
B
anger
C
greed
D
jealousy
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What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

A
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
B
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
C
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
D
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
E
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
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Contrast the characters in this excerpt from Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Lady Capulet: This is the matter. Nurse, give leave awhile.We must talk in secret: nurse, come back again;I have remember’d me, thou’s hear our counsel.Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age.Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour.Lady Capulet: She’s not fourteen.Nurse: I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth—And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four—She is not fourteen.

A
Nurse wants to build a stronger relationship with Lady Capulet.
B
Nurse resents Lady Capulet’s great wealth and power.
C
Lady Capulet is jealous of Nurse’s strong love for Juliet.
D
Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother but Nurse knows Juliet best.
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antagonistfoilaudiencecast

A
antagonist
B
foil
C
audience
D
cast
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Which words best describe the mood of this conversation? Select three options.

A
optimistic
B
frightening
C
excited
D
cautious
E
mysterious
F
mournful
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A paradox is a literary device often used to

A
emphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
B
provide hints or clues about events that occur later in a story.
C
explain a character’s reason for doing or saying something.
D
help readers draw a conclusion based on information provided.
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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts,

A
She is frustrated because she feels the nurse’s age is slowing her down.
B
She is angry because she feels the nurse is purposely taking a long time.
C
She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo.
D
She is worried because the nurse may be lost and unable to return home.
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imaginary city in Englandpretty city called Veronastage in an ancient theaterhouse of the Verona family

A
imaginary city in England
B
pretty city called Verona
C
stage in an ancient theater
D
house of the Verona family
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Question illustration
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She needs to add to the beginning and introduce what her challenge was.
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She needs to add to the beginning and introduce the important people involved.
S
She needs to add to the middle and provide some of the obstacles she faced.
S
She needs to add to the end and provide some reflection on the challenge.
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plotfoildialoguesonnet

A
plot
B
foil
C
dialogue
D
sonnet
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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because he is a

A
romantic character from the 1700s.
B
devoted friend to the play’s main character.
C
sympathetic main character facing a challenge.
D
frustrating character who creates conflict in the play.
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Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.Is now the two hours’ traffick of our stage;

A
performance
B
opening
C
intermission
D
conclusion
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The literary device that provides clues or hints to suggest what will occur later in a story is called:

A
Allusion
B
Foreshadowing
C
Flashback
D
Metaphor

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