Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in
each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the
important relationships and characteristics of characters and
objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the
students have read, or to prepare the students for what they
will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or
use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively
brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text
for either a student or teacher. Pages 1-6 Abstract * Giovanni
arrives in Padua from the south of Italy. He is a naive boy who
loves reading classics by Dante. When his landlady Lisabetta
first sees him, she exclaims "holy virgin". * Lisabetta suggests
Giovanni look out of the window to feel the north Italian sun on
his back, but instead... This section contains 1,538 words|
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