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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. Who is the last character to speak in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who wishes to speak with Annabella privately in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

4. Who is Richardetto?

5. Who is Giovanni visiting in Act 2, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Richardetto, truly? What is his grievance within the plot?

3. What is the letter like that Bergetto has written for Annabella in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What do the Friar and Giovanni discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

6. What signal of Act 2, Scene 6 shows the growing severity of the relationship between Annabella and Giovanni?

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

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

9. What has happened to Giovanni's feelings towards Annabella in Act 5, Scene 3?

10. What do Soranzo and Vasquez plan in Act 5, Scene 2? What will happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Where do characters have control of their situations? Where do they lose control? Pick two characters and discuss.

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