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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poses a problem for the two men who plan to play a trick on Brother Onion?
(a) his servant who guards the room.
(b) there are a group of monks standing outside his door.
(c) they do not know which room is his.
(d) his door is locked and there is no window.

2. What is the Baronci family of Florence noted for?
(a) their poverty.
(b) their ugliness.
(c) their beauty.
(d) their charity.

3. What happens when Brother Onion reaches into the box supposedly containing Gabriel's feather?
(a) he faints dead away.
(b) he falls to pieces.
(c) he pulls out a piece of charcoal.
(d) he becomes frightened.

4. For what crime does Tingoccio tell Meuccio that there is no real punishment?
(a) for having the affair with the mother of his godson.
(b) for lusting after beautiful girls.
(c) for stealing loaves of bread.
(d) for beating his wife.

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

6. What is the name of the Brother from the monastery of St. Anthony that is the same as the name of a vegetable?
(a) Brother Onion.
(b) Brother Kale.
(c) Brother Endive.
(d) Brother Carrot.

7. After the death of her husband, where does Monna Giovanna take her son?
(a) to the country near Frederigo's farm.
(b) to the south of Italy.
(c) to live with his grandfather.
(d) on an extended trip.

8. How do Gualtieri and his wife get back together?
(a) the marquis orders Gualtieri to take her back.
(b) she disguises herself and he takes her as a lover.
(c) he honors her after she passes all his tests.
(d) his children plead on their mother's behalf.

9. Why has Peronella's husband come home in the middle of the day?
(a) to spend more time with his wife.
(b) to sell the barrel that takes up room in their house.
(c) to get something to eat.
(d) to look for some tools he forgot that morning.

10. How does Ricciardo avoid being killed for his transgression?
(a) he agrees to marry Caterina.
(b) he pretends that he has lost him memory.
(c) he jumps naked from the balcony and runs away.
(d) he agrees to pay a bag of gold.

11. How does he explain the charcoal?
(a) that it is a relic from the destruction of Jerusalem.
(b) that it is a relic of St. Lorenzo who was burned at the stake.
(c) that it is a relic from a fire where Jesus warmed his hands.
(d) that it is a relic of the destruction of Sodom.

12. What is Rabatta's profession?
(a) he is a cleric.
(b) he is a noted university teacher.
(c) he is a master sculptor.
(d) he is an expert in jurisprudence.

13. How does Calandrino know that he no longer has magic powers?
(a) when his wife finds the stones and throws them out.
(b) when his wife breaks a mirror over his head.
(c) when his wife leaves him for a lover.
(d) when his wife can see him and scolds him for being late.

14. What do the men leave in Brother Onion's room?
(a) a book with blank pages.
(b) a box with a piece of charcoal in it.
(c) a map to the place where they plan to hide the feather.
(d) a bag full of onions.

15. When Don Gianni visit the house of the poor Pietro da Tresanti, what is the situation?
(a) there are no chairs in the house.
(b) there is only one bed in the house.
(c) the house contains the stable.
(d) there is not enough food in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Tingoccio have an affair?

2. While Peronella's husband is inside cleaning the barrel, what is Peronella doing?

3. Where do the two men who played the trick go the next day?

4. Who are Don Gianni di Barolo and Pietro da Tresanti?

5. What happens when Ricciardo learns of Caterina's love for him?

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