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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Giovanni Verga's Rosso Malpelo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Belfagor offer Gianmatteo in exchange for his help?
(a) Labor.
(b) Money.
(c) A chance to go to heaven.
(d) A wife.

2. What does Ranocchio tell Malpelo is beyond the stars?
(a) Another world.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Paradise.

3. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?
(a) That she is moving out of town.
(b) That she didn't even want to visit him.
(c) That she does not love him.
(d) That she can't stay long.

4. What do people think of Monsignor Filiberto's silence?
(a) They think he has lost his mind.
(b) They don't even notice.
(c) They think it is a physical sickness.
(d) They think he is stupid for agreeing to it.

5. Why does Belfagor tell Gianmatteo to stay away from him?
(a) Because he will do Gianmatteo harm.
(b) Because Gianmatteo annoys him.
(c) Because he is going back to Hell.
(d) Because Gianmatteo needs a wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Monsignor Filiberto do for a living?

2. What is Belfagor's name when he pretends to be a man?

3. At the end of "Eighth Day, Third Story," how does Calandrino feel about his wife?

4. What does Malpelo tell Ranocchio when he takes him to the place where his father died?

5. How does Malpelo feel when he visits Ranocchio and sees his mother crying?

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