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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the father of Amidas and Bracidas leave his son as an inheritance when he died.

2. What does Marinell hear while wandering around the castle?

3. How many foes did Scudamore have to defeat to win his way to Amoret?

4. Who has destroyed Man's golden age?

5. What does the poet say Mutability cannot control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love is an ongoing theme in this book as Spenser juxtaposes a number of different couples throughout the plot. Explore the best and the worst of these relationships. What makes the best one good and the worst one bad? Are they realistic at all?

Essay Topic 2

Write a detailed character sketch of your favorite character. Why is this character your favorite? What were their strengths? What were their weaknesses? Did you agree with their decisions or ideas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Calidore allows Scandal to live after he spends most of his time in the book chasing after him. Why do you think he does this? What good or bad came from this decision? How would the plot have been altered if he had killed the Beast?

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