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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. Who does Valpone enlist to be his number one man in making Celia his?

2. How does Valpone respond to Nano's tracing of his soul?

3. What sense does Mosca tell Corvino that Valpone has lost?

4. What animal is Mosca's name associated with?

5. How does Sir Political Would-Be describe the two men who arrive at Celia's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Valpone play in his own court case?

2. What case does Voltore draw against Celia?

3. How is Valpone wounded after his visit with Celia?

4. What happens when Bonario overhears Valpone threatening to rape Celia?

5. What con is Valpone pulling over the Venetian businessmen?

6. What does Mosca tell Corvino is the one thing he can do to help save Valpone's life?

7. How does Valpone elicit Celia to throw down her handkerchief?

8. How does Mosca react to the news that Valpone has been found out as a liar?

9. What deductions about Sir Political Would-Be's character does Peregrine make during their conversation about travel?

10. How does Valpone react to Mosca's torment of Voltore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poetry is an important theme throughout the novel as it shows the level of education that many of the characters have, and there are many examples of times that poetry is used in the speech of the characters. Give two examples of poems that are used throughout the text of the play and explain how that poem is used to characterize the speaker to the audience.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the characters in the novel spend much time trying to make another character look like a fool. This act is called "gulling". Choose two examples of gulling as they appear in the text, and explain what the outcomes of these intentions were. In the end, which characters are made to look like the biggest fools of all?

Essay Topic 3

Venice is the setting of the entire play, and a setting that holds a lot of symbolic value in the text. Briefly describe the setting of Venice and the lifestyle that Venice affords to the characters in the play. Explain whether or not you believe Venice to be an appropriate setting for Valpone's tale, and why.

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