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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. At what point does Pietro speak and break the spell?
(a) when he asks his wife if she now feels like a mare.
(b) when he asks Gianni to repeat placing the tail.
(c) when he objects to where Gianni places the tail on his wife.
(d) when he asks to place the tail on his wife himself.

2. 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) her beloved nightingale.
(c) the bedpost.
(d) Ricciardo's dagger.

3. What euphemism does the story teller use for "the thing you are ashamed to mention among men?"
(a) the flower.
(b) the branch.
(c) the nightingale.
(d) the bower.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do two men who know Brother Onion well suspect?

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

3. What warning does Don Gianni give the couple before he casts his spell?

4. How does Rabatta insult Bondone?

5. What is Bondone's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do several nuns come to the Abbess' door in the middle of the night?

2. When collecting alms from a nearby village, what does Brother Onion use to get the people to give freely?

3. What happens that Don Gianni declares has broken the spell to change Pietro's wife into a mare?

4. Besides his homely countenance, describe what Messer Forese da Rabatta is noted for.

5. On the way home in the rain, what is Rabatta's insulting comment about his friend, Bondone?

6. What unusual thing causes Peronella and her lover to look for a place to hide him?

7. When Monna Giovanna's son becomes seriously ill, what does he tell her might make him better?

8. Describe the painters, Calandrino, Bruno, and Buffalmacco.

9. What is the sad situation with Frederigo, a man of noble birth?

10. When Calandrino finds what he thinks are magic rocks, what do Bruno and Buffalmacco decide to do.

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