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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. What does the soldier nap next to in Story Sixty-five?
(a) Head stones.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Tree stumps.
(d) Statues.

2. With whom does the preoccupied man's wife have an affair?
(a) A canon.
(b) A duke.
(c) A priest.
(d) A governor.

3. Why does the man in Story Sixty-three reject the advances of women?
(a) He has a venereal disease.
(b) He is a man of the cloth.
(c) He is happily married.
(d) He is homosexual.

4. Where does the husband in Story Fifty-five want the proceeds of his horse to go?
(a) His daughter's dowry.
(b) His lover.
(c) His son's inheritance.
(d) Charity.

5. Why does the President in Story Thirty-six ignore his wife's affair?
(a) To cover up his own affair.
(b) To anger his wife.
(c) To avoid a fight.
(d) To preserve his reputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men dress up in to embarrass the Countess?

2. What is discussed after Story Fifty-two about the cheap man?

3. How much is the horse in Story Fifty-five sold for?

4. Where does the woman in Story Thirty-seven set a fire?

5. Who was first imprisoned in Rolandine's castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the narrative stop? Why?

2. Why was Rolandine's castle originally built?

3. What does the man who loves Francoise do for her?

4. What does the maid in Story Sixty-nine trick her master into doing?

5. What is the story of the Countess about?

6. How is the man in Story Thirty-seven saved from a fire, and what happens after this?

7. Why does Jean Pierre's lover finally accept his advances?

8. How does the lady in Story Fifty-nine get her husband to take her to court in style?

9. How does the Duchess in Story Seventy ruin her life?

10. Why does the husband of the wild wife get illegally married?

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