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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. How does Act 1, Scene 2 begin?
(a) A calm courtyard conversation.
(b) A love scene.
(c) A verbal argument.
(d) A duel.

2. What does Bergetto insult of Annabella's in the letter in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her scent.
(c) Her teeth.
(d) Her nose.

3. Who does Bergetto find to be the most beautiful as of Act 2, Scene 6?
(a) Hippolita.
(b) Annabella.
(c) Putana.
(d) Philotis.

4. Who wishes to speak with Annabella privately in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Putana.
(b) Florio.
(c) Philotis.
(d) Richardetto.

5. What name does Annabella call Putana in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Woman.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Mother.
(d) Guardian.

Short Answer Questions

1. "So hard at work, that's well; you lose no time." Who says this quote in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Who says "O coxcomb, what doth he make here?" in Act 2, Scene 6?

3. What is the last line of Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why is Hippolita upset in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does Florio say in Act 1, Scene 3 that insists on his kindness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hippolita enter Act 4, Scene 1? What happens to her?

2. What are Annabella and Giovanni speaking of when he kills her? How does she respond?

3. Who is fighting in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2? Why is this duel unusual?

4. Why is Soranzo upset in Act 4, Scene 3? How does he treat his new wife?

5. Why is Florio apprehensive to Donado's aim in Act 1, Scene 3? What does Donado say that makes him feel better?

6. Why has Florio sent for a doctor for Annabella? What does this doctor bring?

7. How has Bergetto's time with Annabella gone, as per his recap in Act 1, Scene 3?

8. How do Act 2, Scene 4 and 5 parallel one another?

9. How does the Friar convince Annabella to marry Soranzo?

10. Why is it ironic that Giovanni doesn't want Annabella to get married in Act 2, Scene 5? What does this suggest?

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