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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the Wife of Bath's Prologue?
(a) It is only one sentence.
(b) It is very long.
(c) It is in song.
(d) It is not told by the Wife of Bath.

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

3. Where is the Narrator going?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) The town is not given.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) London.

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

5. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?
(a) He asks her to.
(b) She doesn't.
(c) The queen allows her to.
(d) He lets her make a decision.

6. Why does the Reeve feel the way he does about the Miller's Tale?
(a) He remembers the event from a town he once lived in.
(b) He was once a carpenter.
(c) He was once a parish clerk.
(d) He was once an astronomy student.

7. Who is the focus of the Man of Law's tale?
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Innkeepers.
(d) Men of law.

8. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?
(a) Legal language.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) Vernacular.

9. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?
(a) Rome.
(b) Milan.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

10. What warning does the Narrator give the reader about the Miller's Tale?
(a) The Narrator says the Miller's tale is incomplete.
(b) The Narrator says the Miller's drunkenness makes the story appear backward.
(c) The Narrator says the tale might be difficult to follow.
(d) The Narrator says the tale might be offensive.

11. What happens when the friar returns to the convent?
(a) He keeps a portion of what is given to him before giving the rest to the convent.
(b) He sells what the parishioners give him.
(c) He forgets to pray for the parishioners.
(d) He prays for himself.

12. What animal does the king's daughter nurse back to health in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) A falcon.
(b) A cat.
(c) An owl.
(d) A horse.

13. What is the prize for the best tale?
(a) The cost of the trip paid for.
(b) Bragging rights.
(c) Forgiveness from the Pardoner.
(d) A meal paid for by the other pilgrims.

14. Who is the mysterious guest that appears at the king's celebration in the Squire’s Tale?
(a) A warrior from a distant land.
(b) An old woman from London.
(c) A suitor.
(d) A knight from Araby.

15. Who wants to marry Lady Constance?
(a) The Sultan's son.
(b) The Sultan.
(c) Lady Constance's cousin.
(d) The merchants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tale is the Squire asked to tell?

2. Who comes to Alison's window after Nicholas and Alison spend the night together?

3. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?

4. How is the miller able to rob the manciple?

5. Who interrupts the Squire's tale?

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