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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mirabella being punished for?

2. Who is being wed in the very unique wedding while Florimell is locked up?

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

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

5. Who saves Serena from the cannibal savages in the forest?

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

Timias and Serena both have close calls with death due to The Blatant Beast. What instructions are they given by the hermit to be healed? How do these particular instructions really help in the fight against Scandal?

Essay Topic 3

Braggadochio is a very foolish and pompous character in this book. What is his real weakness? Where is it illustrated best? How does his folly change the way the plot goes?

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