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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the yeoman's real identity?
(a) A demon.
(b) A priest.
(c) A ghost.
(d) An angel.

2. What does Nicholas tell John which allows him to spend the night with Alison?
(a) He insists that Alison is possessed by a spirit and only he can exorcise it.
(b) He must travel to London to save his soul.
(c) A second flood is coming.
(d) There will be a spectacular meteor shower.

3. Who does the summoner swear to be brothers with?
(a) A miller.
(b) A yeoman.
(c) Another summoner.
(d) A merchant.

4. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Prosperpina.
(c) Venus.
(d) An angel.

5. Why is the Sultan baptized?
(a) She insists.
(b) He wants to be pure for Lady Constance.
(c) Her father insists.
(d) He is Muslim and Lady Constance is Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is released from prison?

2. Why does the friar tell Thomas the brothers have been praying for him?

3. How does Chanticleer escape his captor?

4. Where were the friars in the vision from the Summoner's Prologue?

5. What happens when the friar returns to the convent?

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