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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 Bergetto do as Donado says goodbye to Florio in Act 2, Scene 6?

2. What does Richardetto find "mystery in"?

3. Which of the following is NOT something the Friar calls Giovanni?

4. What does Bergetto insult of Annabella's in the letter in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What does Giovanni feel towards the person under discussion in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Bergetto's time with Annabella gone, as per his recap in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Summarize the conversation between Annabella and Putana.

3. In detail, what does Annabella want in Act 5, Scene 1?

4. How does Act 3, Scene 8 begin?

5. Summarize what happens in Act 2, Scene 6 with regards to the letter given to Annabella.

6. Why is it ironic that Giovanni doesn't want Annabella to get married in Act 2, Scene 5? What does this suggest?

7. Why is Giovanni miserable in Act 4, Scene 1? How does he show his unhappiness?

8. How does Annabella respond to all the attention she gets from the men of the play? Which character enters Act 1, Scene 2 that strikes her liking the most?

9. Why has Florio sent for a doctor for Annabella? What does this doctor bring?

10. How does Giovanni enter the final scene of the play? What does this provoke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do all of the different characters stand for from a real life point of view? Compare and contrast their different traits and purposes.

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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