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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florio want for Annabella to give to Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 6?

2. Who has Florio given his approval to marry his daughter?

3. Which of the following is NOT something the Friar calls Giovanni?

4. Who does Florio ask about in the first line of Act 2, Scene 6?

5. "But he is such another dunce, I fear." Who says this?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the final scene like after Giovanni has died? What happens to Vasquez?

2. What are the different reactions to what has happened to Hippolita in Act 4, Scene 1?

3. What actions of Act 2, Scene 1 are most significant?

4. How does Giovanni's tone change from the beginning to the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What has happened to Bergetto when he enters Act 2, Scene 6?

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

7. What do Bergetto and Poggio discuss in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. Why is Giovanni miserable in Act 4, Scene 1? How does he show his unhappiness?

9. What happens after Giovanni confesses his love to his sister?

10. What is the conversation like between Soranzo and Annabella in Act 3, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is action/reaction an important concept of the play? What actions spark the most significant reactions?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the play, Annabella is sorry for her wrong-doings, and Giovanni is unapologetic. Why is this important? What does it say of the differences of the two characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Giovanni's isolation. How does it get worse from the beginning of the play to the end? What does his isolation suggest the author is saying?

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