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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 poor man's wife in Story Fifteen get revenge on him?

2. Who tells the story about Rolandine?

3. Who defends the man in Ennasuite's first story?

4. A hermit tells the woman whom Elisor loves that her worst attribute is___________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the second Virgin Mary? Why?

2. What happens in the story about d'Avannes?

3. What is Story Twenty about?

4. What does Seigneur de La Tremouille discover?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the husband dressed as the priest do to his wife when they meet in secret?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements in society were being shown in a satirical light in this book? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Why did these people choose to compile these stories, and how did this reasoning affect the tone of the stories presented?

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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