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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Professor Farsatti feel about Mount San Dona?
(a) He has no opinion about it.
(b) He dislikes it.
(c) He has never been there.
(d) He enjoys it.

2. By whom was Giovanni Verga influenced?
(a) The English.
(b) The French.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Germans.

3. Why does Belfagor tease Gianmatteo about the large group of people performing in front of the king?
(a) He says he will sabotage the whole plan.
(b) He says Gianmatteo is stupid.
(c) He says it won't work.
(d) He says it will intimidate Gianmatteo.

4. Why does Bianca return to San Dona?
(a) To escape her husband.
(b) To help her parents.
(c) To write a book.
(d) To find a job.

5. What is Monsignor Filiberto's reaction to Madonna Zilia's lack of interest in him?
(a) He teases her.
(b) He falls ill.
(c) He cries.
(d) He moves to a different town.

6. How many stories are in "The Decameron"?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifty.

7. During which century did Boccacio write?
(a) The 15th.
(b) The 16th.
(c) The 17th.
(d) The 14th.

8. How long does Madonna Zilia ask Monsignor Filiberto to not speak for?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

9. Why does the king seek out Gianmatteo?
(a) He wants him to marry is daughter.
(b) He is worried about his daughter.
(c) He wants to know who Belfagor is.
(d) He wants his money back.

10. Why does the king of France change the award for helping Monsignor Filiberto speak?
(a) He isn't getting enough doctors.
(b) He thinks doctors are just trying to get money.
(c) He wants to get Madonna Zilia to come to France.
(d) He wants Filiberto to agree to the help.

11. When she visits Monsignor Filiberto, what does Madonna Zilia tell him that disappoints him?
(a) That she is moving out of town.
(b) That she can't stay long.
(c) That she does not love him.
(d) That she didn't even want to visit him.

12. What does Beneto consider above all other things in his rule?
(a) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Nature.

13. How does Verga explain Malpelo's father's death?
(a) A water accident.
(b) A fight.
(c) A fire.
(d) A mine accident.

14. Why is Malpelo's mother ashamed of him?
(a) Because he works a poor job.
(b) Because he beats people.
(c) Because people gossip about him.
(d) Because he insults her.

15. What does Hermes Torranza do for a living?
(a) Compose music.
(b) Paint pictures.
(c) Build sculptures.
(d) Write poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gianmatteo own?

2. How much older is Hermes Torranza than Bianca?

3. Why does the visit from Dalla Carretta disappoint Bianca?

4. Why do Bruno and Buffalmaco tell Calandrino he should have avoided his wife?

5. At the end of "Eighth Day, Third Story," how does Calandrino feel about his wife?

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