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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when John falls through the ceiling?
(a) He kills Allison.
(b) He breaks Nicholas's arm.
(c) He breaks a leg.
(d) He breaks an arm.

2. What is different about the Miller's section in comparison to the Knight's section?
(a) The Miller volunteers to tell a tale.
(b) The Miller has a Prologue.
(c) The Miller's story is not about nobility.
(d) All of the above.

3. Who is the focus of the Reeve's Tale?
(a) The Miller.
(b) A dishonest miller.
(c) A knight.
(d) A stupid parish priest.

4. Who is planning to attack the Christians at the wedding feast?
(a) The Sultan's mother.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) The Sultan's men.
(d) The Sultan's brother.

5. Who is released from prison?
(a) Palamon and Arcite are both released.
(b) Neither Palamon nor Arcite are released.
(c) Arcite.
(d) Palamon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?

2. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?

3. In the Squire’s Tale, what gift is the king's daughter given by the mysterious guest?

4. What is the name of the apprentice cook?

5. What does the corrupt man's wife have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Lady Constance's name in the Man of Law's Tale?

2. How are the summoner and the yeoman both bailiffs?

3. What could be considered controversial about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

4. Why is it fitting for the Squire to begin the tale that he does?

5. What makes the friar in the Summoner's Tale corrupt?

6. Why does January say he wants to marry? Why does he likely really want to marry?

7. How do the townspeople react to the situation after John crashes through the ceiling?

8. According to the Clerk's Prologue, what is the method for telling a good story?

9. Why does the Host ask the Clerk to tell a tale after the Summoner's Tale?

10. What is comedic about the Reeve's Tale?

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