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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marinell hear while wandering around the castle?

2. What does Munera do to distract Artegall and Talus?

3. What are the names of the two hags who meet Artegall and Talus on the road back home?

4. Who is the main competition for Pastorella's love?

5. What does Calpine feel determines a child's destiny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Calidore puts aside his life as a knight to join the shepherds. Why do you think he does this? What was so attractive about this change? How did this change effect him? Do you think he got what he wanted out of the experience?

Essay Topic 2

Spenser plays on the stereotypical gender roles quite a bit in this book. Many of his characters step over that gender role line. What are the most important crossovers and how do they effect the outcome of the book? Are there people in our society today doing the same thing?

Essay Topic 3

Guyon faces some very real and dangerous temptations during his sojourn with Mammon. Somehow he is able to make it out without giving in to any of them. Summarize the different things that Mammon uses to tempt Guyon and the ways that Guyon maintained his self control. What kinds of parallels can be made to your life today?

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