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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who murders Pericone, Alatiel's first lover?
(a) his brother, Marato.
(b) the sultan's soldiers.
(c) his cousin, Alberto.
(d) the captain of a ship.

2. What happens to Marato on board a ship?
(a) he is shot.
(b) he is hung.
(c) he is thrown overboard.
(d) he is talked into selling Alatiel.

3. Where does Ser Ciappelletto find lodging in Burgundy?
(a) in an expensive inn that Musciatto pays for.
(b) with two Franciscan friars.
(c) with a needy widow.
(d) with two Florentine brothers.

4. What do the nuns begin to do with Masetto?
(a) make him dance for them in the garden.
(b) hide his clothes while he is sleeping.
(c) take advantage of him to find out what sex is like.
(d) watch him work without his shirt on.

5. Why is Masetto sleeping in the garden when the abbess finds him and begins to lust after him?
(a) he has been servicing eight nuns and is tired.
(b) he is lazy and is taking rest in the orchard.
(c) he has been drinking the nun's wine.
(d) he has been working too hard in the orchard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the first holy man send Alibech away?

2. Where does Alibech set out on her quest?

3. How does the monk trick the abbot?

4. Who determines who will tell the stories on each successive night?

5. Why does Rustico agree to allow Alibech to remain with him?

(see the answer key)

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