The Alchemist True or False

1. Kastril's name literally means "small, angry, falcon." Why is the name so fitting? -> the dude is young, angry, and likes to talk trash and fight
2. What kind of comparison do Face and Subtle make when they say Mammon is about to be "twitched"? -> they're comparing him to a fish that's taken their bait and is about to get caught in their scam
3. Why do the con artists often refer to their victims as animals? -> because they think their victims are stupid
4. The so-called "science" of alchemy is used as a metaphor for what? -> the way language has the ability to transform characters
5. The play's many shout-outs to the plague suggest what? -> 17th century London society in general is full of social ills

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