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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Artegall and Britomart part ways once more?

2. Why does Arthur leave Turpine alive?

3. What does Turpine do after Arthur leaves?

4. What does Maleffort do to knights and ladies that he captures?

5. Which of these is one thing that Mutability does NOT claim to control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Calidore allows Scandal to live after he spends most of his time in the book chasing after him. Why do you think he does this? What good or bad came from this decision? How would the plot have been altered if he had killed the Beast?

Essay Topic 2

Spenser blamed the degeneration of society on the tossing aside of certain values and wrote this book as a satire on this issue. What are some of the best examples from the book that display this point? Are they effective enough to leave an impression? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In The House of Pride, Spenser provides us with an extremely powerful symbolic procession of seven figures. Describe these in detail and discuss their symbolism.

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