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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 defends the man in Ennasuite's first story?

2. The woman in Story Thirty-five is beat with ____________.

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

4. For what trait is Bonnivet praised?

5. Whom does the widow's son in Hircan's third story marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the ferry woman escape the two friars?

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

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

7. What ends Rolandine's banishment?

8. What does the group argue about after hearing Dagoucin's first story?

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

10. What is Oiselle's story in Story Twenty-three about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the styles of the different storytellers different from each other, and how did these differences display themselves in the themes of the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 3

Marguerite de Navarre presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

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