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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stories Sixteen through Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young woman in Story Thirteen do with the ring from the captain?
(a) Donates it to charity.
(b) Throws it away.
(c) Sends it to the Captain's wife.
(d) Keeps it always.

2. What does the narrator call the abbot at Sarrance?
(a) A hypocrite.
(b) A wolf in sheep's clothing.
(c) A bandit in robes.
(d) A man of God.

3. Who is making the noise heard outside the bedroom when the widow finally consents in Geburon's second story?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Chamber maids.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) The children.

4. What makes travel complicated at the beginning of the book?
(a) Heavy rains.
(b) Dry weather.
(c) A lack of money.
(d) Bandits and robbers.

5. With whom is the woman in Saffredent's first story cheating?
(a) A king.
(b) A prince.
(c) A duke.
(d) A tax collector.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the cheater in Hircan's first story cover his affair?

2. Why does the poor man in Story Fifteen get married?

3. What is the occupation of the cheater in Hircan's first story?

4. With whom did the man in Longarine's first story fall in love?

5. For how long is the widow in Geburon's second story wooed?

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