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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. The pregnant nun takes a pilgrimage to ___________.

2. What does the President's wife eat before she dies?

3. What does the lord call the item attached to his cloak in Story Fifty-seven?

4. What causes the woman in Story Thirty-seven to become overly loving of her husband?

5. Where does the husband in Story Fifty-five want the proceeds of his horse to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the man in Dagoucin's seventh story get out of attending a dinner party with the King?

3. Why does the Lord in Story Fifty-seven keep a glove on his cloak?

4. What is strange about Longarine's tale in Story Sixty-two?

5. What is the discussion about after Longarine's fourth story?

6. Why was Rolandine's castle originally built?

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

8. What does the will in Story Fifty-five declare?

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

10. What is the story of the Countess about?

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

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What stories embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might the author have chosen these settings for these stories to take place?

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