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THE MONK OF CASAL-MAGGIORE.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What physical action does Brother Timothy take to replace the tethered ass?

Q02of 10

How does Brother Anthony respond to Timothy's scheme?

Q03of 10

In his fabricated confession to Gilbert, Timothy claims his transformation into an ass was punishment for which sin?

Q04of 10

Which best describes the contrast in characterization between Brother Anthony and Brother Timothy?

Q05of 10

What literary technique does Longfellow primarily use when he writes that Anthony's body was 'but white ashes…heaped on the living coals that glowed within'?

Q06of 10

What is the dominant tone of the stanza describing Brother Timothy's feast at Gilbert's cottage?

Q07of 10

At the village fair, how does the real donkey respond when Gilbert whispers that he has been transformed again?

Q08of 10

The allusion to 'Claudian's Old Man of Verona' in the description of Gilbert's cottage most likely serves to suggest what about the setting?

Q09of 10

What structural form does Longfellow use throughout 'The Monk of Casal-Maggiore'?

Q10of 10

What ultimately happens to the donkey named 'Brother Timothy' at the poem's end?

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