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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. Who asks the Squire for the next tale?
(a) The Host.
(b) The Friar.
(c) We do not know.
(d) The Narrator.

2. Where does the apprentice cook work?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) On a ship.

3. What wakes John?
(a) Nicholas's cry for water.
(b) Absalom wakes him to tell him what's happening.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A townsperson.

4. Who tells the Wife of Bath he thinks questions of authority and scripture should be left to the proper authorities?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The Summoner.
(c) The Friar.
(d) The Host.

5. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?
(a) The Host.
(b) The Squire.
(c) The Prioress.
(d) The Knight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the apprentice cook?

2. Where does the Pardoner's Tale begin?

3. Why does January want to marry?

4. Who tells the Tale of Melibee?

5. What is the yeoman's real identity?

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