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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alatiel?
(a) the princess betrothed to the sultan of Babylon.
(b) the daughter of the sultan of Babylon.
(c) the favorite concubine of the sultan of Babylon.
(d) the wife of the sultan of Babylon.

2. What reason does Caterina give for wanting to change her sleeping arrangements?
(a) she says she likes to sleep under the stars.
(b) she says the fresh night air is good for her.
(c) she says she is all grown up now.
(d) she says it is too hot in her bed and she cannot sleep.

3. What do two men who know Brother Onion well suspect?
(a) that he has run out of stories to tell.
(b) that he is going to work a miracle.
(c) that he does not really have a feather to show.
(d) that he is trying to trick the villagers.

4. How does Monna Lisetta respond to the idea that the Angel Gabriel wants her?
(a) she is shocked and tells Alberto to leave at once.
(b) she is willing to sacrifice for her soul.
(c) she thinks it is natural since she is so beautiful.
(d) she does not understand what Alberto is telling her.

5. What is Bondone's profession?
(a) he is a noted composer.
(b) he is a prominent merchant.
(c) he is a noted artist.
(d) he is a knight in the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rabatta's profession?

2. What tragedy befalls Alatiel?

3. As they travel along, what do Rabatta and Bondone begin to do?

4. Why do the nuns keep Masetto in the convent for many years?

5. What happens when the two friends tell Brother Onion what they had done?

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