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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nuto leave the convent where he was the gardener?
(a) he got too old to tend the garden.
(b) he had an accident so he could no longer work.
(c) the work was too difficult for him.
(d) the salary was too low and he got conflicting orders.

2. Where does Ser Ciappelletto find lodging in Burgundy?
(a) in an expensive inn that Musciatto pays for.
(b) with two Franciscan friars.
(c) with a needy widow.
(d) with two Florentine brothers.

3. What name does Alberto give Monna Lisetta that indicates how bright she is?
(a) Lady Halfwit
(b) Lady Copernicus.
(c) Lady Quickwit.
(d) Lady Genius.

4. What is Monna Lisetta's character like?
(a) she is very belligerent.
(b) she is very vain.
(c) she in very humble.
(d) she is very intelligent.

5. When does Masetto return to his village of Lamporecchio?
(a) after several of the nuns get pregnant.
(b) after a new, younger gardener arrives.
(c) after he has finished landscaping the garden.
(d) after the death of the abbess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Don Gianni di Barolo have that shows his wealth?

2. What does Monna Giovanna determine to do?

3. Who comes to the aid of the duke when war is proclaimed?

4. Because of her vanity, what does Monna Lisetta do that soon allows all of Venice to know about her affair?

5. Where does the first holy man send Alibech?

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