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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. How does the second Virgin Mary die?

2. What word does Dagoucin use to describe the man in his first story?

3. Whom does the man in Story Thirty-two kill?

4. How does the man in Longarine's story punish himself?

5. Why does Roncex call out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Story Twenty about?

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

5. What does Bernage tell his friend to do?

6. What regulations are put on the stories to be told in the afternoon?

7. What does Paulina choose to do with her life, and why?

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

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

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

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

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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