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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the second Virgin Mary die?
(a) She is killed in prison.
(b) She is drowned.
(c) She is burned.
(d) She is beheaded.

2. Why does the abbot at Sarrance allow the group to stay there?
(a) He knows there is no other way.
(b) He needs the money.
(c) He doesn't want to offend their friend.
(d) He likes visitors.

3. The woman in Story Twenty-seven tells her unwanted lover to wait for her in __________.
(a) The outhouse.
(b) The attic.
(c) The barn.
(d) The cellar.

4. Whom does the widow's son in Hircan's third story marry?
(a) His niece.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His sister.

5. The widow in Hircan's third story devotes herself to __________.
(a) The church.
(b) Her lover.
(c) The government.
(d) Her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest pretend to return in Story Twenty-nine?

2. From where does the priest fall in Story Twenty-nine?

3. Who convinces the group to go to Sarrance at the beginning of the book?

4. Who is the father of the second Virgin Mary's baby?

5. How does the poor man's wife in Story Fifteen get revenge on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the priest in Story Twenty-nine hide his affair?

2. What happens in the story about d'Avannes?

3. What does Parlamente suggest when she sees that the group will be waiting together for some time?

4. How does Amador claim he wants to show his love for Florida?

5. What does the husband dressed as the priest do to his wife when they meet in secret?

6. What trick does a servant try to pull on Bernard?

7. How does the widow in Geburon's second story test her French gentleman?

8. What does the Friar in Geburon's fourth story do?

9. What does Oiselle offer to do each morning to help pass the waiting time?

10. Why is the Duke in Dagoucin's second story killed?

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