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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. What does Jambique's lover do to recognize her the next time he sees her?

2. What country is Story Thirty-six set in?

3. What does the woman in Story Fifty-four do when she sees her husband kissing someone?

4. What does the woman think when the soldier wakes up in Story Sixty-five?

5. Who is accidentally killed in Story Forty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the lady in Parlamente's seventh tale reject a suitor?

2. What does Friar De Vale do when asked to cure a girl of her laziness?

3. How does the monk in the last story cover his sin?

4. How is the cheap man is Story Fifty-two tricked?

5. How does the President of Grenoble stop his wife's affair?

6. What does the maid in Story Sixty-nine trick her master into doing?

7. What does the preoccupied man do when his wife in imprisoned?

8. What does the man who loves Francoise do for her?

9. What does the woman in Saffredent's fifth story do to stop her husband from kissing the maids?

10. Why does Jean Pierre's lover finally accept his advances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Marguerite de Navarre in these stories. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots?

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