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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it that allowed Scudamore to retrieve Amoret from those surrounding her?

2. What stops Arthur and Enias from killing the two creatures that were mistreating Mirabella?

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

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

5. Who saves Serena from the cannibal savages in the forest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On his way home from completing his mission, Artegall meets two hags, Envy and Detraction. Talus tries to kill them, but Artegall stops him. Why were they allowed to live? What part do they play in society? Would you have killed them? Are they all bad? Are there things we would not have right now without them? What would change if they were not alive and well in society? What do we not have that we would if they had been vanquished?

Essay Topic 2

Love is an ongoing theme in this book as Spenser juxtaposes a number of different couples throughout the plot. Explore the best and the worst of these relationships. What makes the best one good and the worst one bad? Are they realistic at all?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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