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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 does Florio suggest to ease the tension of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is Richardetto plotting in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What idea is Giovanni opposed to in Act 2, Scene 5 that he wasn't before?

4. Who does Florio ask about in the first line of Act 2, Scene 6?

5. What does Giovanni urge Annabella to do in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Annabella and Giovanni speaking of when he kills her? How does she respond?

2. What are the schemes of Act 3, Scene 5?

3. How does Hippolita enter Act 4, Scene 1? What happens to her?

4. How is the Cardinal's behavior in Act 3, Scene 8 surprising?

5. Where is the Friar going to go at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

6. How do Act 2, Scene 4 and 5 parallel one another?

7. What does Donado try to convince Florio in Act 1, Scene 3? Does he succeed?

8. What has happened to Bergetto when he enters Act 2, Scene 6?

9. Why is Soranzo upset in Act 4, Scene 3? How does he treat his new wife?

10. What is the letter like that Bergetto has written for Annabella in Act 2, Scene 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters stand for good? Which characters stand for evil? Which characters are both?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast all of the deaths within the story. How are they all similar, unique, and significant? Why did all the characters deserve to die within the confines of the themes of the play? In your opinion, why did or didn't they deserve to die?

Essay Topic 3

Could Annabella and Giovanni's relationship be symbolic of any other kind of love, theme, or message? What hidden layers were a part of these characters' creation by the author?

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