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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. How does Longarine's husband die?

2. What is Marie Hereot's occupation?

3. The Duke in Dagoucin's second story asks a man in his command for ___________.

4. What does Ennasuite call Saffredent after he tells his first story?

5. Who is the father of the second Virgin Mary's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trick does a servant try to pull on Bernard?

2. Why does the group have to wait at the abbey for so long?

3. What is Normerfide's first story about?

4. How does the priest in Story Twenty-nine hide his affair?

5. Why is the Duke in Dagoucin's second story killed?

6. What regulations are put on the stories to be told in the afternoon?

7. What does Parlamente realize after listening to her husband's story?

8. What is Story Twenty about?

9. How does the ferry woman escape the two friars?

10. What is Ennasuite's story in Story Twenty- seven about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the ideas of infidelity different today than they were at the time of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Marguerite de Navarre presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy are themes present in a number of places in these stories. What are some of the best examples of these themes, and how did their presence affect the outcome of those stories?

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