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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Peronella explain the man who is in the barrel?
(a) that he is a musician looking for a barrel drum.
(b) that he is a carpenter repairing the barrel.
(c) that he is a buyer who is examining the barrel.
(d) that he is a magician looking for a trick barrel.

2. What retort does the wayward nun have for the abbess?
(a) that the abbess just does not know what she has missed.
(b) that her lover is the brother of the abbess' lover.
(c) that she is also guilty and wears a man's pants on her head.
(d) that the abbess wears a table cloth on her head.

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

4. What does Messer Lizio di Valbona tell his wife Caterina's hand was wrapped around when he found them?
(a) a bouquet of roses.
(b) Ricciardo's dagger.
(c) the bedpost.
(d) her beloved nightingale.

5. When Gualtieri finally marries, what does he decide to do?
(a) lock his wife away in a tower.
(b) share his wife with his cousin.
(c) test his wife to see if she is faithful.
(d) kill his wife and marry a young girl.

6. Why do the villagers look forward to the arrival of the monk from St. Anthony's monastery?
(a) they like to hear his stories.
(b) they have a feast when he comes.
(c) they know he brings gifts.
(d) they like to help the monks.

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

8. How does the wayward nun respond to the abbess' reprimand?
(a) she hides her face in shame.
(b) she dies suddenly.
(c) she is unrepentant.
(d) she is immediately contrite.

9. Who are Don Gianni di Barolo and Pietro da Tresanti?
(a) competitors for the same lover.
(b) brothers-in-law.
(c) bankers who extort money from the poor.
(d) businessmen who deal in trading goods.

10. On the road, how do Rabatta and Bondone dress?
(a) as penniless peasants.
(b) as magistrates.
(c) as knights.
(d) as traveling jesters.

11. What does Peronella's lover do while she supervises her husband?
(a) runs out of the house and disappears.
(b) looks for his underwear.
(c) eats some of Peronella's apple pie.
(d) uses her position to pleasure them both.

12. What is the relationship between Tingoccio Mini and Meuccio di Tura?
(a) they are best friends.
(b) they are mortal enemies.
(c) they are cousins.
(d) they are brothers-in-law.

13. What does Monna Giovanna offer Frederico for the fortune he lost trying to please her?
(a) half her estate.
(b) money.
(c) her jewels.
(d) a chance to please her now.

14. What happens when the two friends tell Brother Onion what they had done?
(a) they all have a good laugh.
(b) Brother Onion kicks both of them.
(c) Brother Onion gives them absolution.
(d) they agree that everything worked out well.

15. Who is the somewhat spoiled Caterina?
(a) the wife of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(b) the cousin of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(c) the daughter of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.
(d) the sister of Messer Lizio di Valbona, a rich knight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rabatta insult Bondone?

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

3. With whom does Caterina fall in love?

4. What does Monna Giovanna discover after dinner?

5. Why does Frederigo leave the city for his farm?

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