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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 Normerfide say she would do with a gift from another man?

3. Why is Rolandine secluded?

4. The Duke in Dagoucin's second story asks a man in his command for ___________.

5. What does Wilhelm ask for at the end of his story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bonnivet convince a woman to be his lover?

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

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

6. What does the young woman do with the Captain's token of love?

7. What is the story with Roncex about?

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

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

10. What does Marie Hereot do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy are themes present in a number of places in these stories. What are some of the best examples of these themes, and how did their presence affect the outcome of those stories?

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