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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is making the noise heard outside the bedroom when the widow finally consents in Geburon's second story?

2. What does the man in Story Thirty-two hang in a closet?

3. Why does the abbot at Sarrance allow the group to stay there?

4. What does Hircan tell his wife after hearing Story Six?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story with Roncex about?

2. What is Normerfide's first story about?

3. What is Story Twenty about?

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

5. What does Parlamente realize after listening to her husband's story?

6. What does Geburon say about the ferry woman in Story Five?

7. What ends Rolandine's banishment?

8. What does Seigneur de La Tremouille discover?

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

10. What does Amador do to get close to Florida?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of these stories did you like the best. Why was it your favorite story? What resonated with you about this particular short story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jambique show her affinity for dramatic events, and what does this bring about in her relationship?

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the stories affect the plots of those stories and the characters involved in the secrets?

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