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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knocks at the door, interrupting Nano's poem?

2. What is the name of the Senate, or Court Hose?

3. How does Mosca feel in relation to all of Valpone's other servants?

4. What does Corbaccio call his son in open court?

5. What realization about independence does Mosca make while he is addressing the audience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Valpone's plan is eventually revealed to the court, all of the characters involved receive individual and unique punishments. Create a list of the five characters that were involved in Valpone's plan and explain what the punishment for each of the characters was. Then, explain whether or not you believe that the punishments doled out fit the crimes, and why.

Essay Topic 2

Valpone spends most of the time in the play pretending to be ill. Give examples of three ways that Valpone pretends to be ill and what the reaction to his devices are. Why is it important to Valpone's plan that the legacy hunters believe that he is really ill?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in the novel spend much time trying to make another character look like a fool. This act is called "gulling". Choose two examples of gulling as they appear in the text, and explain what the outcomes of these intentions were. In the end, which characters are made to look like the biggest fools of all?

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