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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson does Malpelo try to show Ranocchio about working in the mines?

2. What does Calandrino do for a living?

3. How long does Madonna Zilia ask Monsignor Filiberto to not speak for?

4. How does Gianmatteo get Belfagor to leave the king's daughter's body and return to hell?

5. Where does Malpelo think is the most natural place for him to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madonna Zilia try to release Monsignor Filiberto from his oath?

2. What does Malpelo's name mean?

3. Why do Calandrino and his wife argue when he comes home?

4. How does Bianca affect her father's rule of his city?

5. What does the king of France do when no doctor can cure Monsignor Filiberto?

6. How does Bianca's relationship with Torranza develop?

7. Why does the king seek out Gianmatteo?

8. What stories does Malpelo say his father used to tell?

9. How does Monsignor Filiberto finally get a kiss from Madonna Zilia?

10. How does Spoleto help Monsignor Filiberto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do these stories show a theme of suffering? Consider suffering for one's self as well as for other people.

Essay Topic 2

How is religion a character? Choose 2-3 stories and explain how religion acts as a character in each story.

Essay Topic 3

Select one story that acts as a allegory. Explain how the story functions as an allegory and what the message is.

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