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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 do the characters discuss in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does Bergetto insult of Annabella's in the letter in Act 2, Scene 4?

3. Who says "in thy wilful flames / Already see thy ruin"?

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

5. What is "a name more gracious" that Giovanni calls Annabella in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Giovanni do after he kills Annabella?

7. How does Giovanni enter the final scene of the play? What does this provoke?

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

9. What is Richardetto's opinion of what has happened to Hippolita?

10. How does Act 2, Scene 6 end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do characters experience love as a painful force? Who does this theme apply to the most?

Essay Topic 2

How does suspense rise throughout the play? Use examples from the play to summarize the use of suspense, where it is strongest, and how it progresses the story.

Essay Topic 3

What do all of the different characters stand for from a real life point of view? Compare and contrast their different traits and purposes.

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