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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 causes the man in Longarine's fourth story to come back to his wife?

2. What does the maid in Saffredent's fourth story pretend to be?

3. Who tries to console Brimbaudier when his wife is ill?

4. The pregnant nun takes a pilgrimage to ___________.

5. Why does the married friend in Story Forty-seven tell his wife to stop talking to his friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the husband of the wild wife get illegally married?

3. How does the man in Story Forty-five hide his affair after he is seen with the maid?

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

5. Why does Jambique end her affair?

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

7. How is the man in Story Thirty-seven saved from a fire, and what happens after this?

8. How does the lady in Story Fifty-nine get her husband to take her to court in style?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some of the tests of love described in the book? Which one seems the most effective? Explain.

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