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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail remind Barabas of when she retrieves him?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A former accomplice.
(c) An expert thief.
(d) Himself.

2. What does Abigail tell the friar she's been thinking about?
(a) What will become of her father.
(b) About where she'll go when she dies.
(c) About which religion God approves of.
(d) What the nuns taught her.

3. Who is the vice-admiral of the Spanish navy?
(a) Martino del Boscarelli.
(b) Bosco del Martinez.
(c) Martin del Bosco.
(d) Boscum del Martinelli.

4. Why does Barabas want Ferneze's son dead?
(a) Ferneze had seized his assets.
(b) The son had seduced Abigail.
(c) Ferenze disapproved of the betrothal.
(d) The son wanted to break the betrothal.

5. What do the duelists' parents find?
(a) Bloody clothes.
(b) Their bodies.
(c) Injured sons.
(d) Two pistols.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabas's character represent?

2. How did Barabas arrange for the duel?

3. What is the name of the slave Barabas buys?

4. What is the name of the prostitute?

5. What does Barabas say as he is ruining what Ithamore brings out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barabas lose his money and his home?

2. After the Turks have conquered Malta, why would Ferneze think they could be defeated this time?

3. Why do you thing Barabas would help the Turks conquer the island?

4. What is Abigail's reaction to her betrothal to Lodowick?

5. Why does Calymath ignore the possibility that the feast may be a trap?

6. What does Ferneze do when Pilia-Borza and Bellamira reveal Barabas's murders and Ithamore's involvement?

7. Do you believe Barabas would really rather die than be poor?

8. What do Machevill and Barabas have in common?

9. What might Mathias and Lodowick have done to prevent the duel?

10. Why does Barabas object to Mathias as a suitor for Abigail?

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