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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artegall escape from the Amazons?

2. What is Tristram's excuse for killing a knight when he is not a knight himself.

3. Why do Serena and Timias stay with the hermit while the rest travel on?

4. What does the poet say Mutability cannot control?

5. Which of these is one thing that Mutability does NOT claim to control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The House of Pride, Spenser provides us with an extremely powerful symbolic procession of seven figures. Describe these in detail and discuss their symbolism.

Essay Topic 2

The idea of settling for cheap imitations in place of the real deal is very vividly explored with the creation of Snowy Florimell. Why might the Witch's son, along with many other characters from the book, have been so satisfied with the false version of a real woman? What made her so appealing?

Essay Topic 3

Spenser blamed the degeneration of society on the tossing aside of certain values and wrote this book as a satire on this issue. What are some of the best examples from the book that display this point? Are they effective enough to leave an impression? Why or why not?

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