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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Isabetta fall in love and begin an affair?
(a) the man who grooms her brothers' horses.
(b) the tutor who comes to give her lessons.
(c) the man who tends the family gardens.
(d) Lorenzo, the man who takes care of much of the family business.

2. Where does Abraham insist on going to find out about Christianity?
(a) to Antioch.
(b) to a monastery.
(c) to Jerusalem.
(d) to Rome.

3. How does Ser Ciappelletto get a priest to absolve him?
(a) he lies about everything in his past life.
(b) he confesses under an assumed name.
(c) he becomes seriously penitent for his past sins.
(d) he makes a large donation to the church.

4. Who is the next rival for the favor of Alatiel?
(a) the emperor of Constantinople.
(b) a soldier in the prince's honor guard.
(c) a prince who is a cousin of the duke.
(d) a duke who is a cousin to the prince.

5. Why does Giannotto think it is so necessary to convert Abraham?
(a) unless he converts Abraham, he cannot go to heaven himself.
(b) unless Abraham converts to Christianity, he is sure to go to hell.
(c) he needs to have saved one soul before the year is out.
(d) he cannot be openly friends with Abraham as long as he is a Jew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the women of Alibech's town to laugh when she returns after the deaths of her family members?

2. How does the monk trick the abbot?

3. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?

4. What does Tancredi have done to Guiscardo after he learns of his affair with Ghismunda?

5. Why does Nuto leave the convent where he was the gardener?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Masetto come to the attention of the abbess?

2. How does Andreuccio turn the tales on the two robbers?

3. How dies Alatiel end up on the island of Majorca?

4. Describe the happy occasion for Alatiel as she prepares to get married.

5. Who takes Andreuccio into a scheme to make easy money?

6. How does Ghismunda end her life?

7. What happens to Alatiel after she is taken to safety?

8. What does Alibech learn from Rustico?

9. What do the brothers think when they hear Ciappelletto's confession?

10. How does Andreuccio become the victim of a scam in Naples?

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