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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 Annabella say to Donado regarding marrying Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 6?

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

3. Which of the following does Donado say he is to Bergetto in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. What is special about the horse of Bergetto's story in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Why is the Friar so surprised that Giovanni has the feelings he does in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In detail, what does Annabella want in Act 5, Scene 1?

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

5. What did Annabella and Giovanni want for their love after their deaths?

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

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

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

9. How does Act 2, Scene 6 end?

10. What is Annabella fearful for in Act 5, Scene 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Giovanni kill Annabella? What does he say were his reasons and what can you assume they were? Did he have poetic license to do this? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Could Annabella and Giovanni's relationship be symbolic of any other kind of love, theme, or message? What hidden layers were a part of these characters' creation by the author?

Essay Topic 3

What is the primary climax of the play? What happens as a reaction to the primary climax? What builds up to it?

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