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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 Bergetto do as Donado says goodbye to Florio in Act 2, Scene 6?

2. What cheese does Bergetto tell Annabella he loves her as much as?

3. Why doesn't Bergetto read the letter he has written for Annabella himself in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. Why does Annabella read the letter in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. "But he is such another dunce, I fear." Who does this quote refer to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Annabella respond to Soranzo's attempts to learn the identity of the baby?

3. What do we learn in Act 1, Scene 2 regarding the marriage plans for Annabella?

4. How does the Friar respond to what Giovanni says in the first scene of the play?

5. How is the Cardinal's behavior in Act 3, Scene 8 surprising?

6. What does Giovanni think has happened to Annabella in the beginning of Act 5, Scene 5?

7. What are the schemes of Act 3, Scene 5?

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

9. Where is the Friar going to go at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

10. What happens to Annabella at the end of Act 3, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters stand for good? Which characters stand for evil? Which characters are both?

Essay Topic 2

What motivates Giovanni? How do his motivations change throughout the play? What motivates his final actions?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast all of the deaths within the story. How are they all similar, unique, and significant? Why did all the characters deserve to die within the confines of the themes of the play? In your opinion, why did or didn't they deserve to die?

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