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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. Believing this, what does the husband of the woman with the twins do?

2. How does the knight who is now married to Bisclavret's wife end up coming to the king's castle?

3. What is the woman forced to do?

4. What does the other woman's mother intend to have Le Fresne do?

5. Who are neighbors in this story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a young wife need help?

2. What happens after the maiden gives her child to her sister?

3. Why does a maiden give her child to her sister?

4. What does the lady intend to write for the four knights? What does the knight think she should call it?

5. How is Lanval's love returned to him?

6. How does Lanval meet the love of his life?

7. How is Guigemar's life threatened? Why is it threatened? What is the conclusion of this story?

8. How does Eliduc's wife save Guilliadun?

9. How does Lanval end up arrested?

10. What leads the princess to tell the knight to get a potion from her aunt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Milun, a parallel is made between various aspects of the story.

Part 1) What parallel events take place? How are they similar?

Part 2) What is the purpose for these parallel events?

Part 3) How are these events similar to events found in other stories in this book?

Essay Topic 2

There is a theme of what goes around comes around.

Part 1) How is this a theme? What is meant by this?

Part 2) Is this theme relevant today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might knowledge of this theme affect one's behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Supernatural beings are found in several of these stories.

Part 1) What supernatural beings are found? Describe how they are used in each story.

Part 2) Why are supernatural beings used? What might they symbolize?

Part 3) Do these supernatural beings enhance the stories? Why or why not?

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