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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. Why does Mosca hurry Voltore out the door after his visit with Valpone?

2. How long does Jonson say it took him to write the entire play?

3. What are Sir Political Would-Be and Peregrine discussing as they sit outside Corvino's home?

4. How is Celia treated by her husband?

5. What does Valpone say in response to the gift that Voltore has given him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What con is Valpone pulling over the Venetian businessmen?

2. What does Mosca confess to Voltore when he is showing him out of Valpone's room?

3. How does Valpone react to the final verdict in the court room?

4. How does Valpone respond to the news that Voltoro has come to pay him a visit?

5. Why do Corbaccio, Voltore, and Mosca head to the courts to press charges?

6. How are Nano, Castrone, and Androgyno defined in the text?

7. How does Valpone act once Voltore is in the room for his visit?

8. In his soliloquy to the audience, what realizations about himself does Mosca make?

9. What happens when Bonario snubs Mosca on the streets?

10. How does Celia react when she figures out her husband's plan to work his way into Valpone's will?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valpone's deception of the legacy hunters is a very broad and winding plan that takes more shape than what he first planned. Explain what Valpone's initial plan of deceit was and how the plan took shape as they play progressed.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in the play spend time on the stage in disguise. Explain two disguises that were used by characters in the play and what effect the disguises had on the plot of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Halfway through the play, Mosca is described as parasite rather than a servant. Explain what it means to be a parasite in the text of this play and argue whether or not this is a fair assessment of Mosca's character.

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