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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 the abbess wears a table cloth on her head.
(d) that she is also guilty and wears a man's pants on her head.

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

4. What do the villagers know of the Brother from St. Anthony's who comes once a year?
(a) his life story since he was born in their village.
(b) what they have heard from travelers.
(c) his reputation as a great story teller.
(d) nothing except his words.

5. 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.

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

7. Why does the Brother from St. Anthony's monastery travel each year to a nearby village?
(a) to feed the poor.
(b) to take confessions.
(c) to collect alms.
(d) to give alms.

8. What does Peronella do shortly after her marriage?
(a) she takes a lover.
(b) she collects and sells barrels.
(c) she opens a shop.
(d) she buys a new house.

9. What story does Gianni tell to excuse himself from taking Pietro's bed that night?
(a) he claims to be able to sleep while on his mare.
(b) he claims to have a spell to turn hay into a bed.
(c) he claims to have a spell that turns himself into a horse.
(d) he claims to know a spell that will turn his mare into a woman.

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

11. When Rabatta and Bondone meet on the road to Florence, what happens to cause them to seek shelter?
(a) it starts to rain.
(b) a high wind begins to blow.
(c) highwaymen are spotted.
(d) the night falls suddenly.

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

13. What does Frederico, now a poor man, determine to do when Monna Giovanna comes calling?
(a) hide from her.
(b) order her off his property.
(c) cook the falcon to serve her for dinner.
(d) declare his love for her.

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

15. Where does Tingoccio tell Meuccio he now is?
(a) in limbo waiting for his judgment.
(b) in Purgatory explaining away his past sins.
(c) in Hell for having an affair.
(d) in Heaven eating ambrosia with the angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Calandrino finds what he thinks are magic stones, how do his friends play a trick on him?

2. How are Peronella and her lover surprised one afternoon?

3. Who discovers the two lovers the next morning in their compromising situation?

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

5. What is Bondone's profession?

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